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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of RDT in total study population and those with and without fever in the past 2 weeks, using LAMP as gold standard (n = 1919)

From: Subpatent malaria in a low transmission African setting: a cross-sectional study using rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) from Zambezi region, Namibia

 

Total (%, 95% CI)

Fever in past 2 weeks (%, 95% CI)

No fever in past 2 weeks (%, 95% CI)

Sensitivity

2.3 (0.06–13.8)

0 (0.0–20.9)

4.2 (0.2–23.1)

Specificity

99.2 (98.7–99.5)

98.7 (97.3–99.4)

99.4 (98.7–99.7)

Positive predictive value

6.3 (0.33–32.3)

0 (0–43.9)

11.1 (0.6–49.3)

Negative predictive value

97.8 (97.0–98.4)

96.6 (94.7–97.9)

98.3 (97.4–98.9)