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Table 5 Rapid diagnostic tests results obtained either in the field or in the laboratory compared with expert malaria microscopy findings

From: Implementation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test in a rural setting of Nanoro, Burkina Faso: from expectation to reality

 

Microscopy +

N = 244

n (%)

Microscopy −

N = 163

n (%)

Total

HRP2 + (lab)

HRP2 − (lab)

HRP2 + (lab)

HRP2 − (lab)

HRP2 + (field)

237 (97.1)

1 (0.4)

38 (23.3)

39 (23.9)

315

HRP2 – (field)

3 (1.2)

3 (1.2)

4 (2.4)

82 (50.3)

92

Total

240

4

42

121

407