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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of RDT

From: A refined estimate of the malaria burden in Niger

  Rainy season 2009 Dry season 2010 P-values Total
Sensitivity% 56.4 20.7 < 0.001 52.9
Specificity% 72.4 97.3 < 0.001 85.5
PPV% 67.5 43.3 < 0.001 66.1
NPV% 62 92.5 < 0.001 77.2
P-values < 0.001 < 0.001   < 0.001
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Malaria Journal

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