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". |