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Table 4 Results for sample 1: P. falciparum sample. Eligible answers of 124 participants were included.

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

 

RDT brand

Reported result

Binax

Palutop

Optimal

CareStart

SD Bioline

Ultimed/Cypress

Total (%)

Negative*

 

1

    

1 (0.8)

Positive†

13

1

2

1

3

1

21 (16.9)

P. falciparum ‡

1

22

10

7

4

 

44 (35.5)

P. falciparum or mixed infection

37

2

11

4

4

 

58 (46.8)

  1. *major, † minor and ‡ very minor errors, see definitions in Table 3.