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Table 2 Comparison of performance between Deki Reader and visual interpretation (n = 1,762) of RDTs

From: Field evaluation of an automated RDT reader and data management device for Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic areas of Colombia

Parasite species

Negative % agreement (95% CI)

Positive % agreement (95% CI)

Overall % agreement (95% CI)

P. falciparum

99.1 (98.5 - 99.4)

95.7 (85.5 - 98.8)

99.0 (98.4 - 99.4)

P. vivax

98.9 (94.0 – 99.5)

99.1 (97.8 - 99.0)

98.5 (97.9 - 99.0)