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Table 2 Performance characteristics of HIV rapid tests according to the samples collected from the sites

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

Assay

Site

 

PASADA + MHIC

MNH Blood bank

MNH PMTCT

AMREF

 

Sensitivity

n (%) 95%CI

Specificity

n (%) 95%CI

Sensitivity

n (%) 95%CI

Specificity

n (%) 95%CI

Sensitivity

n (%) 95%CI

Specificity

n (%) 95%CI

Sensitivity

n (%) 95%CI

Specificity

n (%) 95%CI

Determine

322/322 (100) 98.9–100

239/241 (99.2)

97.0–99.9

12/12 (100)

73.5–100

246/247 (99.6)

97.8–100

19/19 (100)

82.4–100

82/82 (100)

95.6–100

37/37 (100)

90.5–100

472/473 (99.8)

98.8–100

SD Bioline

322/322 (100)

98.9–100

237/2471

(100)

95.8–99.6

12/12 (100)

73.5–100

245/247 (99.2)

97.1–99.9

19/19 (100)

82.4–100

82/82

(100)

95.6–100

37/37 (100)

90.5–100

473/473 (100)

99.2–100

Uni-Gold™

322/322 (100) 98.9–100

241/241 (100)

98.5–100

12/12 (100)

73.5–100

247/247 (100)

98.5–100

19/19 (100)

82.4–100

82/82 (100)

95.6–100

37/37 (100)

90.5–100

473/473 (100)

99.2–100

First Response

321/322 (99.7)

98.3–100

238/241 (98.8)

96.4–99.7

11/12

(91.7)

61.5–99.8

246/247 (99.6)

97.8–100

19/19

(100)

82.4–100

82/82 (100)

95.6–100

37/37 (100)

90.5–100

473/473 (100)

99.2–100

Stat-Pak Dipstick

316/322 (98.1)

96–99.3

238/241 (98.8)

96.4–99.7

12/12 (100)

73.5–100

247/247 (100) 98.5–100

19/19 (100)

82.4–100

82/82 (100)

95.6–100

34/37 (91.9)

78.1–98.3

472/473 (98.8)

98.8–100