Table 5 Results for sample 2: Plasmodium negative sample. Eligible answers of 125 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 (%) |
| P. falciparum or mixed infection* | 1 | 1 (0.8) | |||||
| Absence of control line not reported as invalid* | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.6) | ||||
| Negative + comment which is NOT correct† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 (3.2) | ||
| Negative + Correct comment | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 (16.0) |
| Negative | 45 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 98 (78.4) |