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Table 4 Performance comparison of malaria RDTs against RT-PCR for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum

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

 

Sensitivity %, 95 % CI

Specificity %, 95 % CI

Predictive value

Likelihood ratio

Methods agreement %

κ, 95 % CI

Positive test %, 95 % CI

Negative test %, 95 % CI

Positive test %, 95 % CI

Negative test %, 95 % CI

BinaxNOW 665-025

71.9

84.8

83.3

74.2

4.7

0.3

78.2

0.6

65.9–77.3

79.7–89.1

77.7–87.9

68.6–79.2

3.5–6.4

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

SD Bioline 05FK60

75.4

81.1

80.4

76.1

3.9

0.3

78.0

0.6

69.6–80.5

75.6–85.7

74.8–85.2

70.5–81.2

2.9–5.1

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

SD Bioline 05FK50

74.8

80.8

80.3

75.4

4.0

0.3

79.0

0.6

68.9–80.5

75.2–85.6

74.6–85.2

69.6–80.54

3.1–5.3

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.7

First Response I16FRC

71.1

84.4

82.7

73.6

4.6

0.3

77.6

0.6

 

65.1–76.6

79.3–88.7

77.1–87.5

68.0–78.6

3.4–6.2

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

First Response I13FRC

73.8

82.8

81.8

75.1

4.3

0.3

78.2

0.6

67.9–79.1

77.5–87.3

76.2–86.6

69.4–80.1

3.2–5.7

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

CareStart G0131

73.8

82.4

81.5

75.0

4.2

0.3

78.0

0.6

67.9–79.1

77.0–86.9

75.7–86.3

69.4–80.1

3.2–5.5

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

CareStart G0181

72.3

81.6

80.4

73.7

3.9

0.3

76.8

0.6

66.4–77.7

76.1–86.2

74.7–85.4

68.0–78.9

2.9–5.2

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

CareStart G0141

75.4

82.4

81.8

76.1

4.3

0.3

78.8

0.5

69.6–80.5

77.0–86.9

76.3–86.5

70.5–81.2

3.2–5.7

0.3–0.4

0.5–0.6

  1. CI Confidence interval, RDTs Rapid diagnostic test