Medical Services Completes Live Testing in the Caribbean

December 14, 2004
Medical Services International Inc. (Pinksheets: MSITF) is pleased to announce  that  it has participated in a live testing program in the Dominican Republic along with other rapid test kits that are being used in the Caribbean for detection of HIV.  All of the tests completed using rapid test kits were confirmed using Western Blot or actual CD4 test results. The VScan rapid test kit was 100% accurate. The other test kit used only had an accuracy of 93% with one false positive.

Most rapid test kits only have the ability to detect the HIV virus at the IgG antigen level. The VScan test kit first picks up the HIV virus at the IgA and IgM levels which show up in the blood stream much earlier than IgG. This makes the VScan rapid test kit much more sensitive and it detects the HIV virus much earlier than other test kits.

The VScan test kits require no refrigeration, no electricity and no medical facilities or trained medical personnel. The VScan rapid test kit performs better than any other test kit it comes to whole blood. It can be used in any environment and is the best to use for testing in remote areas.

The test results and approvals completed in the Caribbean will be used to apply for an overall approval in the Caribbean by Carec. The Caribbean has a population base of 14,000,000 and a transient population of over 45,000,000 people.

 
About VScan

The VScan rapid test kit is a single use, easy to use, test for the screening of HIV 1&2, Hepatitis B&C, Tuberculosis (TB), Dengue Fever and West Nile. The kits cannot be sold in Canada.

For further information contact:
Robert Talbot at 780-430-6363 or
Bill Whitehead, Jr., 416-822-5883

Medical Services International Inc. trades in the United States on the NQB Pinksheets under the symbol "MSITF".