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. 2004 Aug;42(8):3850–3852. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3850-3852.2004

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.