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Miami Herald - Thursday, MAR 28 1985
Herald Staff
That test, unlike the one used by blood banks to screen donors, only shows whether a person's immune system is in distress, said Fred Tondalo, who heads a Fort Lauderdale group that sponsors clinics offering the $35 test.
The test is administered in the local clinic by technicians from Metpath laboratories, a Fort Lauderdale company that manufactures the test. A.I.D. Center One, a local center that provides AIDS information and referral, sponsors the testing clinics once a month.
Even though the test does not diagnose AIDS, Tondalo said it is more reliable than the HTLV-III blood-bank test.
A person may get positive results from an Immune Status Screen for reasons other than AIDS. Drinking or using drugs the night before the test or a simple case of the flu can also yield positive results.
A person whose test is positive must take another $110 blood test to find out if he has AIDS, Tondalo said.
For the date, time and location of the next Immune Status Screen clinic, call the center at 467-6551.
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