gold standard | Results by Parascreen™ | ||||||
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Plasmodium Species | Sensitivity [%(95%CI)] a | Specificity [%(95%CI)] | PPV b [%(95%CI)] | PPN c [%(95%CI)] | Likehood ratio | ||
Positive test | Negative test | ||||||
EM | non-P. falciparum | 77.1 (67.0-84.4) | 97.6 (94.8-98.9) | 91.4 (82.5-96.0) | 92.7 (89.0-95.3) | 32 | 0.22 |
P. falciparum | 53.5 (30.1-75.2) | 98.7 (96.8-99.5) | 66.7 (39.1-86.2) | 97.8 (95.6-98.9) | 42.27 | 0.47 | |
PCR | non-P. falciparum | 76.1 (66.3-83.8) | 99.2 (97.0-99.8) | 97.1 (90.0-99.2) | 92 (88.1-94.7) | 92.51 | 0.24 |
P. falciparum | 81.8 (52.3-94.9) | 99.1 (97.3-99.7) | 75 (46.8-91.1) | 99.4 (97.7-99.8) | 87.27 | 0.18 |