Table 2 Sensitivities of RDTs at different parasite densities
| Â | Â | CareStart | ParaScreen | ICT Combo | McNemar p value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Parasite density | N | Sensitivity: Pf or Pf+pan2 (95% CI3) | CS-PS | CS-ICT | ICT-PS | ||
< 200 p/μl | 63 | 66.7% (53.7-78.1) | 66.7% (53.7-78.1) | 66.7% (53.7-78.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
< 500 p/μl | 90 | 70.0% (59.4-79.2) | 70.0% (59.4-79.2) | 70.0% (59.4-79.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
< 5000 p/μl | 188 | 79.1% (72.6-84.7) | 79.1% (72.6-84.7) | 79.1% (72.6-84.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
> 5000 p/μl | 118 | 95.8% (90.4-98.6) | 95.7% (90.4-98.6) | 95.7% (90.4-98.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
P. vivax | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Parasite density | N | Sensitivity: pan band only4 (95% CI) | CS-PS | CS-ICT | ICT-PS | ||
< 200 p/μl | 9 | 77.8% (40.0-97.2) | 88.9% (51.8-99.7) | 66.7% (29.9-92.5) | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.16 |
< 500 p/μl | 28 | 82.1% (63.1-93.9) | 89.3% (71.8-97.7) | 85.7% (67.3-96.0) | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.56 |
< 5000 p/μl | 116 | 82.8% (74.6-89.1) | 82.8% (74.6-89.1) | 82.8% (74.6-89.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
> 5000 p/μl | 128 | 86.7% (79.6-92.1) | 82.8% (75.1-88.9) | 86.7% (79.6-92.1) | 0.03 | 1.0 | 0.03 |