Analytical Performance of the Exacto Test HIV Self-Test: A Cross-Sectional Field Study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Abstract:

:The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun implementing HIV self-testing to boost the first "95" of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by 2025. This study aims to assess the performance and usability of the Exacto Test HIV (Biosynex, Strasbourg, France) self-test in the lab and in the field. The Exacto Test HIV self-test demonstrated high virological performance (sensitivity, 99.6%; specificity, 100%) in the lab and in the field in the hand of untrained users (sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 98.9%). Taken together, the excellent performance and usability characteristics of the Exacto Test HIV (Biosynex) self-test make the kit a viable option for HIV self-testing in the DRC.

journal_name

Open Forum Infect Dis

authors

Tonen-Wolyec S,Muwonga Masidi J,Kamanga Lukusa LF,Nsiku Dikumbwa G,Sarassoro A,Bélec L

doi

10.1093/ofid/ofaa554

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-11-29 00:00:00

pages

ofaa554

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12

issn

2328-8957

pii

ofaa554

journal_volume

7

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