Table 2 Characterization of malaria plasmodium parasite species and antigens

From: Comparison of visual and automated Deki Reader interpretation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in rural Tanzanian military health facilities

Microscopy +ve		Deki Reader analysis					Visual interpretation
Microscopy +ve		TP				FN	TP				FN
Species	No. (%)	Pan	Pf	Pf and pan	All	FN	Pan	Pf	Pf and pan	All	FN
Pf	624 (48.3)	5	285	298	588 (93.9)	36 (5.8)	3	287	294	584 (93.6)	40 (6.4)
Po	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)
Pm	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)
Pf+Pm	2 (0.2)	0	1	0	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)	0	1	0	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Pf+Po	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	0	0	0	0 (0)	0 (0)
All	626 (48.4)	5	286	298	589 (94.1)	37 (5.9)	3	288	294	585 (93.5)	41 (6.5)

PT, true positive; FN, false negative; Pf, P. falciparum; Pm, P. malariae; Po, P. ovale

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