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Table 5 Sensitivity and specificity between settings

From: Comparison of three diagnostic methods (microscopy, RDT, and PCR) for the detection of malaria parasites in representative samples from Equatorial Guinea

 

PCR/microscopy

PCR/RDT

Value

95% CI

Value

95% CI

Urban

n = 1032

 Sensitivity

58.43

(53.24–63.43)

81.74

(77.4–85.41)

 Specificity

76.18

(72.83–79.24)

90.98

(88.58–92.91)

Rural

n = 692

 Sensitivity

56.61

(51.9–61.21)

85.38

(81.74–88.41)

 Specificity

83.91

(78.96–87.87)

84.29

(79.38–88.2)

  1. The table shows the sensitivity and specificity of both techniques (microscopy and RDTs) in the two different settings, urban and rural. The table shows the sensitivity and specificity of both techniques (microscopy and RDTs) in the two different settings, urban and rural
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Malaria Journal

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