Table 2 Sensitivity of detection for dried blood specimens at different parasite densities and storage times
From: Dried Plasmodium falciparum-infected samples as positive controls for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
Sensitivity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 4 | Week 12 | ||
RDT1 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT2 Pf (Pan) | 200 parasites /μl | 100 (22)† | 100 (75)† | 100 (12.5)† |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (80)# | |
RDT3 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT4 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT5 | 200 parasites /μl | 55.5‡ | 12.5‡ | 37.5 |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT6 Pf (Pan) | 200 parasites /μl | 89 (67) | 100 (33) | 75 (0)* |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 (89) | 100 (86) | 100 (80) | |
RDT7 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 87.5# |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT8 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT9 | 200 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 87.5# |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
RDT10 Pf (Pan) | 200 parasites /μl | 100 (0 )* | 100 (0 )* | 100 (33) |
2,000 parasites /μl | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | |