Table 3 Comparison of Hexagon Malaria Combi™ rapid test with reference microscopy for the detection of Plasmodium species
Result of rapid test | Result of microscopy | Sensitivity 95%CI | Specificity 95%CI | Accuracy (%) | Reliability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Total | |||||
Positive | 64 | 5 | 69 | ||||
Negative | 11 | 106 | 116 | 85.3 (80.3–90.4) | 95.5 (92.5–98.5) | 91.4 | 0.8 |
Total | 75 | 111 | 186 | ||||