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Though not suitable for application in blood collection and processing facilities, CBER licensed the first clinical diagnostic test for direct detection of the HIV virus in 1989. Previous tests operated on the basis of indirect detection, based on an antibody response. The new test, HIVAG-1, detected HIV antigens in the patient’s serum or plasma, and it was expected to help physicians track the progress of their AIDS patients.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (M.M.W.R.)
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