Table 5 Effect of parasite level on rapid test results
RDT type | Â | Rapid test results | Slide results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Storage | Invalid | Negative | Positive | Parasitaemia |
CS PfPan | Room temp | 1 | 22 | 1 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 6 | 1 | 112 | Low a |
| Â | Â | 5 | 0 | 153 | High b |
| Â | EC box | 1 | 22 | 1 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 4 | 1 | 114 | Low |
| Â | Â | 3 | 0 | 155 | High |
CS PfPv | Room temp | 0 | 23 | 1 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 3 | 19 | 97 | Low |
| Â | Â | 2 | 1 | 155 | High |
| Â | EC box | 0 | 23 | 1 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 3 | 18 | 98 | Low |
| Â | Â | 3 | 1 | 154 | High |
BL PfPv | Room temp | 2 | 22 | 0 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 14 | 7 | 98 | Low |
| Â | Â | 37 | 0 | 121 | High |
| Â | EC box | 3 | 20 | 1 | Negative |
| Â | Â | 6 | 5 | 108 | Low |
| Â | Â | 23 | 0 | 135 | High |