APTIMA HIV-1 QUANT DX ASSAY
Report
- Report Number
- 2024800-2025-00075
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 2, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 29, 2025
- Report Date
- December 2, 2025
- Manufacturer
- HOLOGIC, INC.
- Product Code
- MZF
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
HOLOGIC SME REVIEWED THE SYSTEM LOGFILES PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER AND DETERMINED THAT INITIAL SAMPLE WAS LOW TARGET. REVIEW OF THE LOGS AND AMPLIFICATION CURVES DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES SUGGESTIVE OF A HARDWARE OR INSTRUMENT ISSUE. HOWEVER, LOGFILE REVIEW CANNOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF SAMPLE MISHANDLING OR CONTAMINATION.
ON NOVEMBER 12, 2025, A CUSTOMER IN FRANCE REPORTED A DISCREPANT RESULT WAS GENERATED WHEN USING THE APTIMA HIV-1 QUANT DX ASSAY (MASTER LOT 920519) WITH PANTHER INSTRUMENT (SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(6). THE CUSTOMER NOTED THAT SAMPLE ID (B)(6) TESTED IN PANTHER WORKLIST ID (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2025, GENERATED A VALID HIV-1 "DETECTED" RESULT WITH 120 COPIES/ML. THE OUTCOME WAS REPORTED TO THE CLINICIAN WHO QUESTIONED THE RESULT. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT IS HIV SEROPOSITIVE BUT HAD AN UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD DURING THE COURSE OF HER PREGNANCY. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN UNDER TREATMENT SINCE 2017, ALTHOUGH NOT AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. A NEW SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED FROM THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2025. THE SAMPLE (ID (B)(6) WAS ANALYZED ON (B)(6) 2025, USING APTIMA HIV-1 QUANT DX ASSAY ON PANTHER WORKLIST ID (B)(4) AND GENERATED A HIV-1 "NOT DETECTED" RESULT. THE DISCREPANT RESULTS PROMPTED THE LAB TO RETEST THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE (ID (B)(6). ON (B)(6), THIS SAMPLE WAS RETESTED UNDER PANTHER WORKLIST ID (B)(4) AND GENERATED A VALID HIV-1 "NOT DETECTED" RESULT. THE SAMPLE HAD BEEN STORED AT 4°C SINCE (B)(6) 2025. THE PATIENT WAS IN THE DELIVERY ROOM WITH PREMATURE TWINS. BECAUSE THE VIRAL LOAD WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS DETECTABLE, THE NEWBORNS RECEIVED TRIPLE ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY (LAMIVUDINE, ZIDOVUDINE AND NEVIRAPINE) DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS. NEVIRAPINE ALONE IS THE RECOMMENDED PROPHYLAXIS IN FRANCE WHEN THE VIRAL LOAD IS UNDETECTABLE. AFTER THE NOT-DETECTED RESULT ON (B)(6) 2025, AND FOLLOWING EXPERT CONSULTATION, LAMIVUDINE AND ZIDOVUDINE WERE STOPPED. HOLOGIC HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF ANY ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2782692 | APTIMA HIV-1 QUANT DX ASSAY | TEST, HIV DETECTION | MZF | HOLOGIC, INC. | HIV QUANT | 920519 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |