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News Briefs Bayer Granted United States Approval for HIV TestSeptember 20, 2002 Bayer, Germany's largest drug maker, said Tuesday that it had received Food and Drug Administration approval for a test that identifies HIV. The test, called Versant, can detect the amount of all major types of HIV in the blood and can help monitor the disease and measure the effectiveness of therapy, Bayer said. The product will compete with two tests made by Roche Holding of Switzerland. Bayer's test eliminates a stage needed in the Roche system and covers with a single test the range of infection levels that required two Roche tests, Bayer said. Back to other CDC news for September 20, 2002 New York Times 09.18.02; Bloomberg News  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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