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Table 3 Sensitivity of the PCR-based assays for the detection of P. falciparum

From: Comparison of PCR-based detection of Plasmodium falciparum infections based on single and multicopy genes

 

stevor PCR

SSUrRNA PCR

msa-2 PCR

Sensitivity

100%

83%

71%

Specificity

100%

100%

100%

Correctly classified

100%

87.2%

77.6%

Agreement (Kappa)a, b

1.00 (1.000–1.000)

0.718 (0.648–0.788)

0.552 (0.478–0.627)

  1. aComposite reference compared with study assay; Kappa = 1 would indicate complete agreement.
  2. b95% confidence intervals in parentheses.
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Malaria Journal

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