Table 2 Biotesting systems used
Infection | Testing specimen | Test system used | Sensitivity (95% CIa) | Specificity (95% CIa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV | Finger stick (whole blood sample) | Alere Determine™ HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid test system [47] | 99.9% (99.4–100.0%) | 99.8% (99.5–99.9%) |
Hepatitis C (HCV) | Dried blood spot | Murex anti-HCV (version 4.0) [48] | 100% (94.79-100%) | 99.88% (99.77–99.94%) |
Syphilis | Dried blood spot | Murex ICE Syphilis [49] | 100% (99.1–100%) | 100% (99.2–100%) |
Gonorrhea | Vaginal specimen | AmpliSense N. gonorrhea/C. trahomatis/M. genitalium/T. vaginalis-MULTIPRIME-FRT PCR [50] | N/Ab | N/Ab |
Trichomoniasis | Vaginal specimen | AmpliSense N. gonorrhea/C. trahomatis/M. genitalium/T. vaginalis-MULTIPRIME-FRT PCR [50] | N/Ab | N/Ab |
Chlamydia | Vaginal specimen | AmpliSense N. gonorrhea/C. trahomatis/M. genitalium/T. vaginalis-MULTIPRIME-FRT PCR [50] | 100% (73.3–100%) | 100% (98.1–- 100%) |
Mycoplasma genitalium | Vaginal specimen | AmpliSense N. gonorrhea/C. trahomatis/M. genitalium/T. vaginalis-MULTIPRIME-FRT PCR [50] | 76.5% (50.1–93.0%) | 100% (98.1–100%) |