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Table 3 Sensitivity of malaria RDTs as compared to Giemsa Microscopy classified by parasite densities

From: Field evaluation of diagnostic performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in western Kenya

 

<200 P/µL (n = 29)

200–500 P/µL (n = 29)

500–2000 P/µL (n = 42)

2000–5000 1P/µL (n = 29)

>5000 P/µL (n = 38)

BinaxNOW 665-025 (%)

79

93

90

96

100

SD Bioline 05FK60 (%)

86

93

93

96

100

SD Bioline 05FK50 (%)

89

96

100

100

100

First Response I16FRC (%)

72

93

90

96

100

First Response I13FRC (%)

83

93

93

96

100

CareStart G0131 (%)

86

93

93

96

100

CareStart G0181 (%)

86

93

88

96

100

CareStart G0141 (%)

83

93

93

100

100

  1. P/µL Parasites per microliter