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Table 6 Positive predictive value of weak RDT result versus strong positive on plasma

From: Evaluation of HIV testing algorithms in Ethiopia: the role of the tie-breaker algorithm and weakly reacting test lines in contributing to a high rate of false positive HIV diagnoses

Test

Weak positive (95% CI)

Strong positive (95% CI)

KHB

9.5% (1.2-30.4)

98.1% (95.3-99.5)

Unigold

50.0% (32.9-67.1)

96.8% (93.2-98.8)

STAT-PAK

57.1% (18.4-90.1)

100%(98.2-100)

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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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