From: Challenges in diagnosing paediatric malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Routine microscopy | Research microscopy | RDT | |||||
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Pos (N = 40) | Neg (N = 264) | Pos (N = 20) | Neg (N = 284) | Pos (N = 36) | Neg (N = 222) | ||
PCR | pos (%) | 21 (52.5%) | 55 (20.8%) | 20 (100.0%) | 56 (19.7%) | 36 (100.0%) | 32 (14.4%) |
neg (%) | 19 (47.5%) | 209 (79.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 228 (80.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 190 (85.6%) |