Field comparison of OraQuick® ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test and two blood-based rapid HIV antibody tests in Zambia

BMC Infectious Diseases

Research Article

Lawrence Mwenge¹  Monde Muyoyeta²  Kwame Shanaube²  Barry Kosloff²  Helen Ayles²  Petra de Haas²  Virginia Bond³  Dalila Zachary⁴  Albertus Schaap⁴ 

[1] ZAMBART Project, University of Zambia, Nationalist Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia;ZAMBART Project, University of Zambia, Nationalist Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia;Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;ZAMBART Project, University of Zambia, Nationalist Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia;Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;ZAMBART Project, University of Zambia, Nationalist Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia;Miriam Hospital, Warren Alpert Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA;

关键词: HIV;    Zambia;    OraQuick®;    Cost;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2334-12-183

 received in 2012-05-14, accepted in 2012-07-24,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundZambia’s national HIV testing algorithm specifies use of two rapid blood based antibody assays, Determine®HIV-1/2 (Inverness Medical) and if positive then Uni-GoldTM Recombigen HIV-1/2 (Trinity Biotech). Little is known about the performance of oral fluid based HIV testing in Zambia. The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) to compare the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) under field conditions of the OraQuick® ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 (OraSure Technologies, Inc.) to two blood-based rapid antibody tests currently in use in the Zambia National Algorithm, and 2) to perform a cost analysis of large-scale field testing employing the OraQuick®.MethodsThis was a operational retrospective research of HIV testing and questionnaire data collected in 2010 as part of the ZAMSTAR (Zambia South Africa TB and AIDS reduction) study. Randomly sampled individuals in twelve communities were tested consecutively with OraQuick® test using oral fluid versus two blood-based rapid HIV tests, Determine® and Uni-GoldTM. A cost analysis of four algorithms from health systems perspective were performed: 1) Determine® and if positive, then Uni-GoldTM (Determine®/Uni-GoldTM); based on current algorithm, 2) Determine® and if positive, then OraQuick® (Determine®/OraQuick®), 3) OraQuick® and if positive, then Determine® (OraQuick®/Determine®), 4) OraQuick® and if positive, then Uni-GoldTM (OraQuick®/Uni-GoldTM). This information was then used to construct a model using a hypothetical population of 5,000 persons with varying prevalence of HIV infection from 1–30%.Results4,458 participants received both a Determine® and OraQuick® test. The sensitivity and specificity of the OraQuick® test were 98.7 (95%CI, 97.5–99.4) and 99.8 (95%CI, 99.6–99.9), respectively when compared to HIV positive serostatus. The average unit costs per algorithm were US$3.76, US$4.03, US$7.35, and US$7.67 for Determine®/Uni-GoldTM, Determine®/OraQuick®, OraQuick®/Determine®, and OraQuick®/Uni-GoldTM, respectively, for an HIV prevalence of 15%.ConclusionsAn alternative HIV testing algorithm could include OraQuick® test which had a high sensitivity and specificity. The current Determine®/Uni-GoldTM testing algorithm is the least expensive when compared to Determine®/OraQuick®, OraQuick®/Determine®, and OraQuick®/Uni-GoldTM in the Zambian setting. From our field experience, oral fluid based testing offers many advantages over blood-based testing, especially with self testing on the horizon.

【 授权许可】

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© Zachary et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012