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Table 2 Diagnosis accuracy of RDT and microscopy using qPCR as reference standard

From: The burden and diagnostic challenges of subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infections in Southern Ghana

 

RDT

Microscopy

Sensitivity % (95% C.I)

65.7% (62.9—68.5)

14.4% (12.3–16.4)

Specificity% (95% C.I)

92.% (90.4–93,6)

99.4% (98.9–99.8)

Positive Predictive value% (95% C.I)

91.4% (90.0–93.2)

96.9% (95.8–97.9)

Negative Predictive value% (95% C.I)

66.9% (64.9–69.6)

46.6% (43.7–49.5)

  1. RDT: rapid diagnostic test, C.I: confidence interval, qPCR: quantitative polymerase chain reaction