Comparison of detection methods to estimate asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence and gametocyte carriage in a community survey in Tanzania

Table 2 Concordance among three different diagnostic methods for detecting P. falciparum positivity

Patterns of test positivity by three diagnostic methods
18S rRNA qPCR (N_pos= 86)	RDT (N_pos= 36)	LM (N_pos= 13)	total positive samples N = 98
+	-	-	57
+	+	-	18
-	+	-	10
+	+	+	8
+	-	+	3
-	-	+	2

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