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Table 9 Sensitivity and specificity of CareStart™ Malaria 3 line pLDH (Pan, PF) and OptiMAL-IT® compared to sensitive species PCR genotyping

From: Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria

 

CareStart™ Malaria three line pLDH (Pan, PF)

OptiMAL-IT® pLDH (Pan, PF)

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

PF +/- other

86.0

[79.5-90.7]

95.9

[93.8-97.3]

92.6

[87.2-95.8]

91.4

[88.7-93.5]

Non-PF

77.3

[71.7-82.0]

93.6

[90.8-95.6]

89.2

[84.7-92.5]

90.2

[86.9-92.8]

PF monoinfection

78.6

[71.1-84.6]

-

91.5

[85.5-95.2]

-

PV monoinfection

78.4

[72.5-83.4]

-

90.3

[85.7-93.6]

-