Table 2 Performance of different brands of rapid diagnostic tests in diagnosing PAM
RDT type | No. of Samples | Results | Parasite density (asexual stages/μl) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid Diagnostic Test | Microscopy | Median | Range | ||||
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||||
Parascreen™ | 3892 | 52 (1.3%) | 3840 (98.7%) | 28 (0.7%) | 3864 (99.3%) | 2565 | 39.5–101208 |
Paracheck®Pf | 594 | 19 (3.2%) | 575 (96.8%) | 8 (1.3%) | 586 (98.7%) | 2004.5 | 581.5-23587.5 |
ParaHIT®f | 1069 | 20 (1.9%) | 1049 (98.1%) | 13 (1.8%) | 1056 (98.8%) | 1023.63 | 242.5–390748 |
Total | 5555 | 91 (1.6%) | 5464 (98.4%) | 49 (0.9%) | 5506 (99.1%) | 2090 | 40–390748 |