Testing for HIV Infection at Home

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Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States is now considering whether to license diagnostic kits that would make possible testing and counseling for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the privacy of a person's own home. The proposed kit has engendered a sharp controversy. Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop has described such a test kit as the “single most important weapon we can employ in the fight against AIDS.”1 Opponents warn that the prospect of catastrophic effects far outweighs the intended advantages.2 The proposed over-the-counter kit would radically change the role of health professionals at critical . . .