Table 3.
Comparison of SD Bioline HIV 1/2 3.0 and first response HIV Card Test 1-2.0 with the reference method results, including differentiation between HIV-1 and HIV-2 (N = 2780)
| Results of the reference test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | HIV-1 | HIV-2 | HIVa | Total | ||
| SD Bioline | Non-reactive | 1431 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1432 |
| HIV-1 | 31 | 1027 | 0 | 1 | 1059 | |
| HIV-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| HIV-1 & HIV-2 | 2 | 268 | 0 | 4 | 274 | |
| First Response | Non-reactive | 1332 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1347 |
| HIV-1 | 119 | 1199 | 0 | 2 | 1320 | |
| HIV-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| HIV-1 & HIV-2 | 22 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 111 | |
| Total | 1474 | 1300 | 1 | 5 | 2780 | |
aSpecimens could not be differentiated because the dried blood spot sample for PCR was not collected.