Table 3 Performance RDT and microscopy in mothers and newborns relative to qPCR as gold standard
From: Prevalence and diagnostics of congenital malaria in rural Burundi, a cross-sectional study
SD bioline HRPII | Carestart pan-pLDH | Smear | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity | – | – | – |
Specificity | 99.3 % (95 % CI 97.6–99.8) | 100 % (95 % CI 98.3–100) | 100 % 95 % CI 98.8–100) |
PPV | 0.0 % (95 CI 0.0–84.2) | – | – |
NPV | 100 % (95 % CI 98.7–100) | 100 % (95 % CI 98.3–100) | 100 % (95 % CI 98.8–100) |