Abbott Determined To Improve Image Of HIV Tests After Regulatory Setbacks
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Applications submitted by African countries for Abbott's Determine rapid HIV diagnostic test will be evaluated by health care consulting firm Axios International at the end of April, Abbott said March 27.
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