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Table 2 Performance of three methods for malaria diagnosis

From: Multi-method assessment of patients with febrile illness reveals over-diagnosis of malaria in rural Uganda

Diagnostic comparison

True+

True−

False+

False−

Sensitivity (95 % CI)

Specificity (95 % CI)

RDT vs. PCR

25

42

2

2

92.6 (75.6–98.9)

95.5 (84.5–99.3)

Microscopy vs. PCR

23

34

2

2

92.0 (73.9–98.8)

94.4 (81.3–99.2)

mDRT + microscopy vs. PCR

24

34

0

1

96.0 (79.6–99.3)

100 (89.6–100)

  1. True readings indicate agreement between diagnostic methods. False readings indicate discrepancies between diagnostic methods. Test performance of microscopy and RDT were assessed relative to PCR as sensitivity (true positive rate) and specificity (true negative rate)
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