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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
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