Table 2 Performance of Hexagon Malaria Combi™ rapid test relative to microscopy of different Plasmodium species at different parasite densities.
P. falciparum only | Non-falciparum species | Mixed infections with P. falciparum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parasite density | Number positive by microscopy | Number positive by rapid test (%) | Number positive by microscopy | Number positive by Rapid test (%) | Number positive by microscopy | Number positive by rapid test (%) |
<500 | 4 | 2 (50) | 1 | 0 (0) | 2 | 1 (50) |
501–5,000 | 13 | 10 (76.9) | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 6 | 4 (66.7) |
>5,000 | 23 | 23 (100) | 6 | 6 (100) | 17 | 16 (94.1) |
Total | 40 | 35 (87) | 10 | 8 (80) | 25 | 21 (84) |