FDA approves Roche’s new test to screen HIV, hepatitis in blood donations

The Food and Drug Administration approved Basel, Switzerland-based Roche’s cobasMPX test to be used with the cobas 6800 and 8800 systems, according to StreetInsider.

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The cobas 6800 and 8800 systems are fully automated molecular platforms used to screen blood and plasma for various traits.

The new cobas MPX test detects HIV-1 and HIV-2, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in blood donations.

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