Table 3 Oral rapid HIV test performance
From: Another look at Emergency Department HIV screening in practice: no need to revise expectations
Study | Total tested | Negative | Reactive (preliminary positive) | Lost to follow-up | True Positive | False Positive | 95% CI for false positives | Specificity | PPV | Unconfirmed cases included as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | HIV Negative Specificity | HIV Positive Specificity | HIV Negative PPV |
Walensky[3]BOSTON | 849 | 810 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16-35 | 96.89% | 16.13% | 95.97% | 96.89% | 12.82% |
Brown DC | 1560 | 1547 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Brown[9] DC | 2486 | 2460 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1-8 | 99.84% | 69.23% | 99.31% | 99.84% | 40.91% |
DC Totals only | 4046 | 4007 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1-8 | 99.90% | 84.62% | 99.58% | 99.90% | 56.41% |