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As of April 2010, more than 121,000
diagnostics from Science with a Mission have been used in some of the
neediest parts of our world.
Tests are manufactured in NJ by AZOG (FDA
registered, ISO certified, under cGMP)
and assembled and packaged in MA by Science with a Mission
Tests are not FDA approved and are only for use outside the US.
Shelf-life is 2 years from the date of manufacture and nothing
requires refrigeration.
(You may E-mail us for current expiration dates for any tests in
which you are interested.)
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Countries using our tests:
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China,
Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia,
Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Pacific
Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam,
and Zambia
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The HIV test
uses a drop of whole blood. There is a Control line which lets you know
the test worked properly. The Test line forms if the sample contains
antibodies against HIV 1 or 2. Care should be taken to provide
counseling and medication options for anyone testing positive for HIV.
Click here for the instructions.
Click here for the instructions in French
Click here for some clinical evaluation data.
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The Malaria test uses a drop of
whole blood. This test has the potential for three lines. As with all
our tests, there is a Control line which lets you know the test worked
properly. Since there are four different parasites that cause malaria,
Line 2 will detect lactate dehydrogenase, an enzyme which is present in
all four parasites. So if you get a line at 2, the patient has some form
of malaria. Line 1 will form only if the sample contains HRPII. This
tells you that the patient has Plasmodium falciparum (the parasite
responsible for 90% of all malarial deaths). The Malaria test comes in a
cassette format.
Click here for the instructions.
Click here for some clinical evaluation data.
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The Typhoid test can use serum or
plasma or an extracted stool sample. If you do not have a centrifuge
available, please check out our centrifuge page for some possible help.
The typhoid test is sold in a strip format. There is a Control line
which lets you know the test worked properly. The Test line forms if the
sample contains Salmonella typhi antigen.
Click here for the instructions.
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The Hepatitis B test can use
serum or plasma for the sample. If you do not have a centrifuge
available, please check out our centrifuge page for some possible help.
The Hep B test is sold in a strip format. There is a Control line which
lets you know the test worked properly. The Test line detects Hepatitis
B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Click here for the instructions.
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The Hepatitis C test uses whole
blood. The Hep C test is sold in a cassette format. There is a Control
line which lets you know the test worked properly. The Test line detects
antibodies to Hep C virus.
Click here for the instructions.
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The Chlamydia test requires an
endocervical or endourethral swab extraction. The Chlamydia test is sold
in a cassette format. There is a Control line which lets you know the
test worked properly. The Test line detects Chlamydia trachomatis
antigen.
Click here for the instructions.
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The
Gonorrhea test can use
urine or a secretory specimen
for the sample. The Gonorrhea test is sold in a cassette format. There
is a Control line which lets you know the test worked properly. The Test
line detects Gonorrhea antigen.
Click here for the instructions.
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The Syphilis test uses a drop of
whole blood. There is a Control line which lets you know the test worked
properly. The Test line forms if the sample contains antibodies against
Treponema pallidum.
Click here for the instructions.
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The H. pylori test uses a drop of
whole blood. There is a Control line which lets you know the test worked
properly. The Test line forms if the sample contains antibodies against
H. pylori.
Click here for the instructions.
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