PCR | PCR | Sensitivity % | Specificity % | PPV % | NPV % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | (CI95) | (CI95) | (CI95) | (CI95) | ||
(n = 525) | (n = 2,782) | ||||||
Microscopy | Positive | 315 | 210 | 60.0 | 92.5 | 60.0 | 92.5 |
(n = 525) | (55.8-64.2) | (91.4-93.4) | (55.7-64.2) | (91.4-93.4) | |||
Negative | 210 | 2,572 | |||||
(n = 2,782) | |||||||
Paracheck- Pf® | Positive | 382 | 158 | 72.8 | 94.3 | 70.7 | 94.8 |
(n = 540) | (68.7-76.5) | (93.4-95.2) | (66.7-74.6) | (93.9-95.6) | |||
Negative | 143 | 2,624 | |||||
(n = 2,767) | |||||||
P-value* | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |