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Table 3 Score for EQA test results, considered as "report to the clinician".

From: External quality assessment on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a non-endemic setting

Correct

• Correct diagnosis and correct report.

Very minor error

• Not diagnosing or reporting the possibility of a mixed infection, with non-falciparum species as the disregarded species.

Minor error

• Missing the diagnosis of non-falciparum species.

 

• Reporting "positive" when information on confirmation/ruling out of P. falciparum is available.

 

• Reporting P. vivax in stead of non-falciparum species.

 

• Correct result but with incorrect comment.

Major error

• Invalid RDT test result not recognized.

 

• Diagnosis of P. falciparum missed.

 

• P. falciparum diagnosed or reported as non-falciparum species.

 

• Non-falciparum species diagnosed or reported as P. falciparum.

 

• Negative sample diagnosed or reported as "positive".