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