| Carestart™ | First Response® | Parascreen® | SD Bioline® |
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n = 934 | n = 934 | n = 934 | n = 934 | |
RDT positive (any band) n (%) | 28 (3.0) | 30 (3.2) | 32 (3.4) | 30 (3.2) |
HRP-2 band only, n (%) | 15 (53.6) | 17 (56.6) | 21 (65.6) | 20 (66.6) |
P. falciparum confirmed by PCR | ||||
 HRP-2 band, n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 7 (41.2) | 7 (33.3) | 6 (30.0) |
Pan-pLDH band only, n (%) | 6 (21.4) | 6 (19.4) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (6.6) |
Species confirmed by PCR | ||||
 P. falciparum, n (%) | 2 (33.0) | 3 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (50.0) |
 P. vivax, n (%) | 2 (33.0) | 2 (33.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
 Negative | 2 (33.0) | 1 (16.9) | 1 (25.0) | 0 |
HRP2Â +Â pLDH bands, n (%) | 7 (25.0) | 7 (23.0) | 7 (21.8) | 8 (26.6) |
Species confirmed by PCR | ||||
 P. falciparum, n (%) | 5 (71.4) | 5 (71.4) | 5 (71.4) | 6 (75.0) |
 P. vivax, n (%) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (12.5) |
 Mixed (Pf + Pv), n (%) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (12.5) |
 | Field microscopy | Expert microscopy | PCR n = 934 | |
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n = 934 | n = 934 | Overall | Sub-microscopica | |
Parasitaemia any, n (%) | 34 (3.6) | 47 (5.0) | 62 (6.6) | 32 (3.4) |
P. falciparum, n (%) | 26 (76.5) | 24 (51.1) | 32 (51.6) | 20 (62.5) |
P. vivax, n (%) | 8 (23.5) | 13 (27.7) | 23 (37.0) | 12 (37.5) |
P. malariae, n (%) | – | 5 (10.6) | – | – |
Mixed (Pf + Pv) n (%) | – | 5 (10.6) | 7 (11.3) | – |