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Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity estimates with 95 percent CI, comparison of the diagnosis, PCR as a gold standard

From: Quality of malaria diagnosis and molecular confirmation of Plasmodium ovale curtisi in a rural area of the southeastern region of Ethiopia

Microscopy

Reference test-PCR

Positives

Negatives

Total

Positives

604

23

627

Negatives

184

398

582

Total

788

421

1209

 

Value

95 % CI

 

Sensitivity (%)

76.65

73.63–79.67

 

Specificity (%)

94.54

92.25–96.83

 

Predictive value+ (%)

96.33

94.78–97.88

 

Predictive value− (%)

68.38

64.52–72.25