Table 5 Results for sample 2: Plasmodium negative sample. Eligible answers of 125 participants were included.
From: External quality assessment on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a non-endemic setting
| Â | RDT brand | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reported result | Binax | Palutop | Optimal | CareStart | SD Bioline | Ultimed/Cypress | Total (%) |
P. falciparum or mixed infection* | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 (0.8) |
Absence of control line not reported as invalid* | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 2 (1.6) |
Negative + comment which is NOT correct†| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 4 (3.2) |
Negative + Correct comment | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 (16.0) |
Negative | 45 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 98 (78.4) |