ELECSYS HIV COMBI PT
Report
- Report Number
- 1823260-2025-03460
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 2025
- Date of Event
- April 28, 2021
- Report Date
- September 23, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
- Product Code
- MZF
- PMA / PMN Number
- BP160050
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE REPORTED EVENT OCCURRED ON A COBAS E 602 ANALYZER (SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(6). THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE ELECSYS HIV COMBI PT ASSAY PERFORMED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL DATA CONFIRMED THAT ALL RESULTS WERE WITHIN EXPECTED RANGES. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE PATIENT SAMPLE INDICATED REACTIVITY TO ONE HIV-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN ONLY, WHICH STRONGLY SUGGESTS A FALSE REACTIVE RESULT. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A SAMPLE-SPECIFIC DISCREPANCY, AS FALSE REACTIVE RESULTS MAY OCCUR WITH THIS ASSAY.
THE INITIAL REPORTER ALLEGED A DISCREPANT REACTIVE RESULT FOR ONE PATIENT SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE HIV COMBI PT ELECSYS COBAS E 100 V2 ASSAY ON THE COBAS 8000 CORE UNIT. THE PATIENT HAD A HISTORY OF REACTIVE RESULTS WITH THE HIV COMBI PT ASSAY, INCLUDING RESULTS OF 330.8 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2020, 314.5 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2020, AND 312 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2020. HIV VIRAL LOAD TESTING ON (B)(6) 2020 AND PROVIRAL DNA TESTING ON (B)(6) 2020 WERE NEGATIVE. SUBSEQUENT RESULTS INCLUDED 278 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2021, 253 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2021, AND 237 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2021 USING THE ELECSYS HIV DUO ASSAY. RAPID TESTS, INCLUDING ICT BIORAD AND ICT ALERE, CONSISTENTLY YIELDED NEGATIVE RESULTS FOR BOTH HIV-1 AND HIV-2 ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES. THE MOST RECENT SAMPLE TESTED WITH THE HIV COMBI PT ASSAY PRODUCED RESULTS OF 278.6 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2021 AND 253.9 COI (REACTIVE) ON (B)(6) 2021. THESE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR REACTIVE FINDINGS FOR THIS PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196675 | ELECSYS HIV COMBI PT | HIV DETECTION TEST | MZF | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS | 513552 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |