| Test (Manufacturer) |
Description |
Reported Sensitivity/Specificity |
Turnaround Time |
Cost |
Comments |
|
| Confide (Direct Access Diagnostics) |
Home collection system |
100%/99.95% |
7 days |
$35-50 |
Negatives informed by recorded message; positives and indeterminates referred to counselor |
| Home Access (Home Access Health Care Corp.) |
Home collection system |
100%/100% |
3-7 days |
$40-50 |
All positives and indeterminates referred to counselor, as well as predetermined percentage of negatives |
| SUDS (Murex Corp.) |
Rapid serum test |
99.9%/99.6% |
10 minutes |
$283/30-test kit |
Negatives do not need further work-up; positives are "inconclusive" and need confirmatory routine testing |
| OraSure (Epitope, Inc.) |
Oral fluid test |
99.5%/99.5% |
3 days |
$99/3-test kit |
Not a home collection system; available only via M.D.'s office |
| Sentinel (Seradyn, Inc.) |
Urine test |
98.7%/99.1% |
2.5 hours |
$816/192-test kit |
Less sensitive than other methods; positives need routine confirmatory |
