Routine parallel diagnosis of malaria using microscopy and the malaria rapid diagnostic test SD 05FK60: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières in Myanmar

Table 4 Sensitivity by parasitaemia level of the SD 05FK60 rapid diagnostic test

Parasite density	P. falciparum		P. vivax/P. malariae
	Number of RDT positives/Total positives by micoscopy	Sensitivity %	Number of RDT positives/Total positives by micoscopy	Sensitivity %
+	34/57	59.7	14/104	13.5
++	62/66	93.9	44/63	69.8
+++	134/148	90.5	153/159	96.2
++++	249/260	95.8	255/261	97.7
Total	479/531	90.2	466/587	79.4
Chi-square test for trend	p <0.05		p <0.05

A total of 2,585 blood samples was examined at the Sittwe and Thetkalpyin clinics, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Estimated parasite densities: + = 10–90 p/μl, ++ = 100–1,000 p/μl, +++ = 1,000-10,000 p/μl, ++++ = >10,000 p/μl. N: total number of blood samples; n: total detected by SD Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan (05FK60).

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