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Table 12 Effect of duration of storage and parasite density on the sensitivity for each Plasmodium species, multivariate analysis

From: Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test (CareStart™ Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test) for the diagnosis of malaria in a reference setting

 

Odds Ratio

P

95% CI

P. falciparum (n = 320)

   

   Number of years of storage

0.97

0.675

0.86-1.10

   Log10 parasite densities

2.04

0.000

1.50-2.76

P. vivax (n = 76)

   

   Number of years of storage

0.94

0.451

0.79-1.11

   Log10 parasite densities

3.56

0.003

1.55-8.18

P. ovale (n = 76)

   

   Number of years of storage

0.73

0.003

0.60-0.90

   Log10 parasite densities

12.19

0.005

2.12-70.23

P. malariae (n = 23)

   

   Number of years of storage

0.80

0.185

0.57-1.12

   Log10 parasite densities

33.10

0.029

1.43-768.88

  1. The decline in sensitivity in relation to low parasite density and long duration of storage was expressed by Odds ratios.
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Malaria Journal

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