Table 8 Diagnostic sensitivities of the different RDTs for each species, prospective evaluation (n = 76)*
RDT brand | Number correctly identified by RDT | % Sensitivity (95% C.I.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum (n = 49) | CareStart pLDH | 46 | 93.9 (83.1-98.7) | ||
OptiMAL | 39 | 79.6 (65.7-98.8) | |||
SDFK60 | 49 | 100 (92.8-100) | |||
P. vivax (n = 16) | CareStart pLDH | 14 | 87.5 (61.7-98.5) | ||
OptiMAL | 16 | 100 (79.4-100) | |||
SDFK60 | 16 | 100 (79.4-100) | |||
P. ovale (n = 10) | CareStart pLDH | 6 | 60.0 (26.2-87.8) | ||
OptiMAL | 1 | 10.0 (0–44.5) | |||
SDFK60 | 0 | 0 (0–30.9) | |||
P. malariae (n = 1) | CareStart pLDH | 1 | |||
OptiMAL | 1 | ||||
SDFK60 | 1 |