Our HIV Screening Explained

What are the tests in the HIV Screening Package?

If you feel you are at risk, just doing an annual screening or want peace of mind take control of your health with our HIV Screening Package. Please note that our packages are just a guide, you can pick any of these tests, add extra tests or take out any test. Choose what suits your needs!

Full package: R152

HIV Elisa

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), also known as an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), is used to detect HIV antibodies and antigens in the blood. These are the most common HIV tests that use blood to detect HIV infection. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests a patient’s blood sample for antibodies.

Additional Tests: On Request

HIV Drug Resistance Blood Test

This test is only necessary for those who are HIV-positive and not responding to treatment. Drug resistance testing is used to determine whether a patient with HIV has a mutated form of the virus that does not respond to antiretroviral therapy (ART).

STI Screening Package

If you are at risk for a sexually transmitted infection, these tests are crucial to take control of your health.

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Our Annual Wellness Packages

  • Metabolic Health Panel

    Includes: HbA1c, Lipogram, ALT/GGT, and CRP, Insulin (fasting)

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Annual Bodybuilder Package

    Includes: FBC, LFT, Lipogram Panel

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • The Advanced Men’s Annual Package

    Includes: CEA, CKMB, Vit B12, PSA, TSH

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • The Advanced Women’s Wellness Package

    Includes: CEA, CKMB, Vit B12, TSH

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

Book with Epicentre

For over 20 years Epicentre has been studying wellness in South Africa. We are a company founded on a vision, ending disease in South Africa! So we believe in making an IMPACT.

We are an independent organization that is committed to creating a positive impact on health & wellness for all in South Africa. We want to close the gap between unscreened, undiagnosed, and uncontrolled HIV & COVID-19 infections as well as other chronic diseases for all South Africans.

By booking your tests with Epicentre, you are supporting a real local company that has worked for decades in all 9 provinces, from Pollsmoor prison to Constantia; & you’re getting a gold standard service that experts trust!

Our Popular Packages

  • The Comprehensive BV & Vaginal Microbiome Screen (17 Targets)

    Includes: Atopobium vaginae, BVAB2, Bacteroides fragilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli O18, Gardnerella vaginalis, Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus iners, Lactobacillus jensenii, Mobiluncus curtisii, Mobiluncus mulieris, Prevotella bivia, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae (group B), Uncultured Megasphaera 1, Uncultured Megasphaera 2

    Lab results in 5 to 7 working days - No referral required

  • Complete Women’s Fertility Panel

    Includes: FSH, LH, Progesterone, Prolactin, AMH, TSH, FT3, FT4, Serum Iron & Ferritin

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Femmflo Panel

    Includes: LH, Oestradiol, Total Testosterone, TSH, Ferritin, SHBG

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Complete Gut Profile

    Includes: Akkermansia muciniphila, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium genus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus genus, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Roseburia hominis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bacteroides fragilis, Escherichia coli, Prevotella genus, Bacteroides genus, Candida albicans, Clostridium difficile, Enterococcus faecalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Campylobacter spp., Clostridioides difficile, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio spp., Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shiga-like E. coli (STEC), Shigella/ E. coli (EIEC), Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Helicobacter pylori.

    Lab results in 5-7 working days. No referral required

  • Gut Essentials Test

    Includes: Akkermansia muciniphila, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium genus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus genus, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Roseburia hominis, Streptococcus thermophilus

    Lab results in 5-7 working days. No referral required

  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Package

    Includes: E. coli, E. faecalis, C. albicans, C. albicans, C. dubliniensis, C. glabrata, C. krusei, C. lusitaniae, Candida parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, S. aureus S. agalactiae

    Lab results in 5 to 7 working days - No referral required

  • Cervical / Vulvo-Vaginal Large Sexual Health Package

    Includes: Atopobium vaginae, Bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria 2 (BVAB2), Candida spp, Chlamydia trachomatis, Escherichia coli O18, Gardnerella vaginalis, Herpes simplex virus, Human Papilloma virus (HPV), Lactobacillus spp, Mobiluncus spp, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Prevotella bivia, Trichomonas vaginalis, Uncultured Megasphaera spp, Ureaplasma urealyticum

    Lab results in 5 to 7 working days - No referral required

  • Penile and Prostate Care Large Sexual Health Package

    Includes: Haemophilus ducreyi, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ureaplasma urealuticum, Trichomonas vaginalis, Herpes simplex virus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Enterococcus aureus, Candida spp, Gardnerella vaginalis, Atopobium vaginae, Streptococcus agalactiae, Prevotella bivia

    Lab results in 5 to 7 working days - No referral required

  • ODX Ultimate Package

    Includes: Glucose, HBA1C, Insulin- fasting, C-Peptide, U&E and Electrolytes, Amylase, Lipase, UA, LFT, LDH, Iron Serum, Ferritin, Lipogram, Apolipoprotein A/B, TSH, FT4, FT3, Fibrinogen, CRP, CRP Ultrasensitive, Homocysteine, Vit D3, Vit B12, FBC, Calcium, Phosphate, Magnesium, Magnesium RBC, DHEA S, Cortisol Serum, Oestradiol, Testosterone, Free Testosterone, Progesterone, SHGB, FBC, Copper, Zinc

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Female Hormone Package

    Includes: LH, Oestradiol, Total Testosterone, TSH, Ferritin, SHBG, Prolactin, AMA

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Menopause Package

    Includes: FSH, LH, Oestradiol

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Women’s Fertility Package

    Includes: FSH, LH, Serum Progesterone, Prolactin

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • HPV Screening Package

    Includes: HPV Test

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Express STI Screening Package

    Includes: RPR, Chlamydia, HIV Screening Antibody (AB), HBsAg, Herpes IGM

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • The Men’s Annual Wellness Package (Foundation)

    Includes: Fasting Glucose, FBC, Lipogram panel, LFT, UA, TSH, U & E and Creatinine, Vit D

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required

  • Women’s Annual Package (Foundation)

    Includes: Fasting Glucose, FBC, Lipogram panel, LFT, UA, TSH, Vit D, U & E and Creatinine

    Lab results in 2-5 working days. No referral required