Performance of 3 rapid tests for discrimination between HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jan 1;65(1):87-90. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a97b81.

Abstract

As HIV-2 is intrinsically resistant to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, it is mandatory to discriminate between HIV types before initiating antiretroviral treatment. Guinea-Bissau has the world's highest prevalence of HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected individuals. We evaluated 3 rapid tests for discrimination between HIV-1, HIV-2, and dual infections among 219 patients from Guinea-Bissau by comparing with the gold standard (INNO-LIA). Genie III HIV-1/HIV-2 was the best performer with regard to discriminatory capacity (agreement 91.8%), followed by Immunoflow HIV1-HIV2 (agreement 90.9%) and SD Bioline HIV-1/2 3.0 (agreement 84.5%). Our results underscore the need for evaluation of tests in relevant populations before implementation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Serodiagnosis / methods*
  • AIDS Serodiagnosis / statistics & numerical data
  • Adult
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Coinfection / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Guinea-Bissau / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1*
  • HIV-2*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sensitivity and Specificity