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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value of HRP2-based malaria RDT against microscopy results

From: Performance of rapid diagnostic test, blood-film microscopy and PCR for the diagnosis of malaria infection among febrile children from Korogwe District, Tanzania

RDT

Microscopy

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Positive

Negative

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

% [95 % CI]

Positive

64

21

88.9 (79.3–95.1)

97.4 (96.0–98.4)

75.3 (64.8–84.0)

99.0 (98.0–99.6)

Negative

8

774

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