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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value of HRP2-based malaria RDT and microscopy against PCR results

From: Performance of rapid diagnostic test, blood-film microscopy and PCR for the diagnosis of malaria infection among febrile children from Korogwe District, Tanzania

 

PCR

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Positive

Negative

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

RDT

 Positive

70

13

88.6 (79.5–94.7)

97.8 (96.3–98.8)

84.3 (74.7–91.4)

98.5 (97.1–99.3)

 Negative

9

585

    

Microscopy

 Positive

72

0

91.1 (82.6–96.4)

100.0 (99.4–100.0)

100.0 (95.0–100.0)

98.8 (97.6–99.5)

 Negative

7

598

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