Table 4 Performance characteristics of CareStart TM by species identified in comparison to the standard reference light microscopy*
Test | Sensitivity% (95% CI) | Specificity% (95% CI) | PPV% (95% CI) | NPV% (95% CI) | Agreement between tests Kappa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pf or mixed by LM vs pf/pan by RDT | 92.9 (82.5-98) | 95.4 (92.5-96.8) | 84.8(75.3-89.5) | 98 (95–99.4) | 0.853(0.726-0.916) |
Non-Pf (by LM) vs Pan only (by RDT) | 90.9 (74.1-98.4) | 97.3 (94.8-98.4) | 83.3 (67.9-90.1) | 98.6 (96.1-99.7) | 0.849(0.663-0.931) |
All positive by LM vs all positive by RDT | 95 (90–97.9) | 94.2 (90.9-96) | 91.3( 86.5-94.1) | 96.7(93.3-98.6) | 0.885(0.803-0.933) |