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Table 2 Cyscope® fluourescence microscope results compared to Reference Laboratory Light Microscopy Results, Sinnar State, Sudan, 2009

From: Testing the sensitivity and specificity of the fluorescence microscope (Cyscope®) for malaria diagnosis

  

Cyscope® Result

  

Positive

Negative

Total

Reference Lab Result

Positive

56

1

57

 

Negative

4

232

236

Total

 

60

233

293

  1. Sensitivity: 98.2% (95% CI: 90.6%-100%)
  2. Specificity: 98.3% (95% CI: 95.7% - 99.5%)
  3. Positive Predictive Value: 93.3% (95% CI: 83.8% - 98.2%)
  4. Negative Predictive Value: 99.6% (95% CI: 97.6% - 100%).
  5. Parasite count: Mean (to the nearest whole number): 7849 parasites/μl (SD: 10897); Median: 1960 parasites/μl; Mode: 160 parasites/μl
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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