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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of microscopy, RDT and RT-PCR-EPF in the 800 asymptomatic individuals tested for malaria

From: Detection of asymptomatic carriers of malaria in Kohat district of Pakistan

 

Microscopy

RDT

RT-PCR-EPF

Sensitivity

15% (6–30%)

0% (0–9%)

100% (91–100%)

Specificity

100 (99–100%)

100% (99–100%)

100% (99–100%)

  1. RT-PCR was taken as gold standard