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Table 1 Summary of Sensitivity and Specificity of the Rapid HIV Assays Evaluated

From: Evaluation of simple rapid HIV assays and development of national rapid HIV test algorithms in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Assay

Sensitivity (n = 390)

Specificity (n = 1043)

 

Initial testing

Repeat testing

Initial testing

Repeat testing

 

Reactive

% (95% CI)

Reactive

% (95% CI)

Non-reactive

% (95% CI)

Non-reactive

% (95% CI)

Determine

390

100 (99.1–100)

-

-

1039

99.6 (99–99.9)

1041

99.8 (99.3–100)

SD Bioline

390

100 (99.1–100)

-

-

1037

99.4 (98.8–99.7)

1041

99.8 (99.3–99.9)

Uni-Gold™

390

100 (99.1–100)

-

-

1043

100 (99.6–100)

-

-

First Response

388

99.5 (98.2–99.9)

390

100 (99.1–100)

1039

99.6 (99–99.9)

1040

99.7 (99.2–99.9)

Stat-Pak Dipstick

381

97.7 (95.7–98.9)

390

100 (99.1–100)

1041

99.8 (99.3–99.9)

1043

100 (99.6–100)

  1. CI, confidence interval