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Table 5 Quality control of microscopy using PCR on a subset of samples

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

PCR

Sensibility (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

P. vivax

68.0

98.8

85.0

96.9

P. falciparum

60.6

98.0

66.7

98.1