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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of First Response® Malaria Ag (pLDH/HRP2) card test by Light Microscopy

From: The usefulness of a new rapid diagnostic test, the First Response® Malaria Combo (pLDH/HRP2) card test, for malaria diagnosis in the forested belt of central India

Indices

Overall

P. falciparum

Non-P. falciparum species

True Positive

103

69

34

True Negative

153

207

235

False Positive

27

12

15

False Negative

8

3

7

Sensitivity (95% CI)

93 (86–96)

96 (88–99)

83 (69–91)

Specificity (95% CI)

85 (79–89)

95 (91–97)

94 (90–96)

PPV (95% CI)

79 (71–85)

85 (76–91)

69 (55–80)

NPV (95% CI)

95 (91–97)

99 (96–99)

97 (94–99)

Accuracy (95% CI)

88 (83–91)

95 (92–97)

92 (87–95)

J-index

0.74

0.84

0.67