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Table 1 uRDT analytical sensitivity with two recombinant HRP2 proteins and two native culture HRP2 proteins

From: Performance of an ultra-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum HRP2-based rapid diagnostic test with recombinant HRP2, culture parasites, and archived whole blood samples

Target conc. (pg/mL)

rGST-W2 (%)

rFliS-W2 (%)

Cultured W2 (%)

Cultured ITG (%)

250

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

125

79/80 (98.8)

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

80

65/80 (81.3)

5/5 (100)

5/5 (100)

79/80 (98.8)

40

22/80 (27.5)

78/80 (97.5)

77/80 (96.3)

40/80 (50.0)

20

1/5 (20.0)

51/80 (63.8)

47/80 (58.8)

9/80 (11.3)

10

0/5 (0)

9/80 (11.3)

9/80 (11.3)

0/5 (0)

0

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)