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Advantages of SALIVAX™

Advantages of SALIVAX™ Saliva Tests

• Human saliva is readily available.
  

• Blood Specimens are far more expensive to obtain because of the need for trained personnel, syringes, needles, vacuum tubes etc.
  The blood specimens also need to be processed (centrifuged) and refrigerated or frozen.

• It is far quicker to collect saliva than blood. One healthcare worker can collect 10 blood samples in one hour while the same person can easily collect 250 saliva samples per hour.

• Saliva collection is non-invasive and thus doesn't cause pain or bruising like blood collection.

• SALIVAX™ is not reusable and requires no sterilization like non-dispo sable blood collection devices used in many parts of the world.

• SALIVAX™ collection does not require sharp objects which may accidentally injure or infect personnel handling the specimen. OSHA estimates that needlesticks impact 7 to 30% of susceptible healthcare workers. Centers for Disease Control showed that 32 U.S. heathcare workers contracted HIV via accidental needlesticks.

• Blood specimens and collection devices remain potentially infectious for HIV and hepatitis B after collection while SALIVAX™ is not infectious to people who handle it.

• Chain of custody issues are not relevant since the SALIVAX™ processes a patient's saliva instantly.

• Additional tests such as those for hepatitis A & B, Lyme disease, Epstein Barr virus, CMV, and for screening for illicit drug use will have similar applications.

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