TABLE 1.
Test results and operating characteristics of four rapid HIV-1 tests
| HIV-1 rapid test brand name | Rapid test resultb
|
Rapid test operating characteristicsa
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positiveb
|
Negativeb
|
% Sensitivity (95% CI) | % Specificity (95% CI) | Predictive value
|
||||
| No. true | No. false | No. true | No. false | % Positive (95% CI) | % Negative (95% CI) | |||
| OraQuick | 62 | 3 | 421 | 0 | 100 (92.7-100) | 99.3 (97.8-99.8) | 95.4 (86.2-98.8) | 100 (98.9-100) |
| Determine | 62 | 4 | 420 | 0 | 100 (92.7-100) | 99.1 (97.4-99.7) | 93.9 (84.4-98.0) | 100 (98.9-100) |
| UniGold | 62 | 0 | 424 | 0 | 100 (92.7-100) | 100 (98.9-100) | 100 (92.7-100) | 100 (98.9-100) |
| Reveal | 61 | 1 | 423 | 0 | 100 (92.6-100) | 99.8 (98.4-99.9) | 98.4 (90.2-99.9) | 100 (98.9-100) |
a
Assuming an overall HIV-1 prevalence rate of 12.8% based upon HIV E1A and Western blot reference testing.
b
As determined by Western blot testing.