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Table 2 Test characteristics as calculated with histology as a gold standard

From: Pooled PCR testing strategy and prevalence estimation of submicroscopic infections using Bayesian latent class models in pregnant women receiving intermittent preventive treatment at Machinga District Hospital, Malawi, 2010

 

Histology

Histology

Total

 

(+)

(-)

 

PCR (+)

28

24

52

PCR (-)

11

554

565

Total

39

578

617

Sensitivity

71.8%

  

Specificity

 

95.8%

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