page_title: OraQuick
hierarchical_section_title: OraQuick
caption_attribution_description: English: OraQuick HIV test Português: Teste de HIV realizado por fluido oral
context_page_description: OraQuick is an at-home HIV test manufactured by Orasure Technologies and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2012. It is one of the two at-home HIV tests available with the other one named Home Access HIV-1 Test System. OraQuick can be purchased by anyone above aged 17 over-the-counter at any major retail stores, like CVS or Target, or online. As of November 2018, the testing kit costs on average about $40-45. The United States Food and Drug Administration states that even though an individual can use the HIV test kit as a primary test measure, it is still important to see a medical professional for secondary testing.
  Unlike other HIV tests that measures HIV virus or HIV antigens from blood, OraQuick measures the HIV antibodies in saliva. The test kit contains an oral swab attached to the reader, and a fluid-filled test tube. The test results can either be invalid, positive, or negative.
context_section_description: OraQuick is an at-home HIV test manufactured by Orasure Technologies and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2012. It is one of the two at-home HIV tests available with the other one named Home Access HIV-1 Test System. OraQuick can be purchased by anyone above aged 17 over-the-counter at any major retail stores, like CVS or Target, or online. As of November 2018, the testing kit costs on average about $40-45. The United States Food and Drug Administration states that even though an individual can use the HIV test kit as a primary test measure, it is still important to see a medical professional for secondary testing.  
  Unlike other HIV tests that measures HIV virus or HIV antigens from blood, OraQuick measures the HIV antibodies in saliva. The test kit contains an oral swab attached to the reader, and a fluid-filled test tube. The test results can either be invalid, positive, or negative.
caption: Demonstration of the OraQuick rapid HIV test
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