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Table 2 uRDT time-to-results and specificity testing results

From: Performance of an ultra-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum HRP2-based rapid diagnostic test with recombinant HRP2, culture parasites, and archived whole blood samples

Sample type

Results (20 min)

Results (1 h)

Archived frozen whole blood (n = 123 in duplicate)

0 Reactive

140 Reactive

246 Non-reactive

106 Non-reactive

Matched fresh venipuncture whole blood (n = 11 in duplicate)

1 Reactive

21 Non-reactive

12 Reactive

5 Non-reactive

5 Uninterpretable

Matched frozen venipuncture whole blood (n = 11 in duplicate)

1 Reactive

21 Non-reactive

9 Reactive

12 Non-reactive

1 Uninterpretable

Buffer (n = 2)

0 Reactive

1 Reactive

2 Non-reactive

1 Non-reactive