Variable | Category | Total positivea n (%) | No. of cases with the following test results | |||||
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RDT + Microscopy + PCR+ | RDT + Microscopy − PCR+ | RDT + Microscopy + PCR− | RDT − microscopy + PCR+ | RDT − microscopy + PCR− | RDT – microscopy − PCR+ | |||
Positive cases | n | 103 (23.6) | 35 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
Presence of fever | Yes | 23 (22.4) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
No | 80 (77.6) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
Diagnostic efficiency of three diagnostic methods | |||
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Type of diagnostic methods | RDT | Microscopy | PCR |
Diagnostic efficiency % (no of positives detected/total positives) | 53.3% (55/103) | 47.5% (49/103) | 87.4% (91/103) |