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

Serge TonenWolyec | Zendy; Jérémie Muwonga Masidi | Zendy; Luc Ferdinand Kamanga Lukusa | Zendy; Gaëtan Nsiku Dikumbwa | Zendy; Angèle Sarassoro | Zendy; Laurent Bélec | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Serge TonenWolyec,

Jérémie Muwonga Masidi,

Luc Ferdinand Kamanga Lukusa,

Gaëtan Nsiku Dikumbwa,

Angèle Sarassoro,

Laurent Bélec

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa554

Subject(s) - test (biology) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , usability , family medicine , computer science , operating system , biology , paleontology

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.

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