Table 4 Performance of RDT and thick smear according to past history of fever
RDT | Thick smear | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity % (CI 95 %) | Specificity % (CI 95 %) | Sensitivity % (CI 95 %) | Specificity % (CI 95 %) | |
Global | 16 (9.9–27.7) | 99.1 (97.3–99.7) | 18.1 (11.6–27.1) | 100 (98.8–1) |
With fever during past 48 h | 46.7 (24.8–69.9) | 95.7 (79–99.2) | 46.7 (24.8–69.9) | 100 (85.7–1) |
Without fever | 10.1 (5.2–18.7) | 99.3 (97.6–99.8) | 12.7 (7–21.8) | 100 (98.8–1) |