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Table 4 Diagnostic values of OptiMal-IT compared to thick smear as reference technique.

From: Use of a pLDH-based dipstick in the diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up of malaria patients in Mali

Thick smear

 

Positive

Negative

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

*PPV (%)

+NPV (%)

Frequency of positive (%)

OptiMal-IT positive

379

13

97.2

95.4

96.7

96.1

58.2

OptiMal-IT negative

11

271

     

Frequency of positive (%)

56.5

      
  1. *PPP; Positive predictive value; NPV; +Negative predictive value