Table 1.
Summary of Sensitivity and Specificity of the Rapid HIV Assays Evaluated
Assay | Sensitivity (n = 390) | Specificity (n = 1043) | ||||||
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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) |
CI, confidence interval