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Table 5 Performance of RDTs compared with microscopy results

From: Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia

RDT

Microscopy

 

Positive

Negative

Total

Positive

164

139

303

Se = 81.2% (75.1, 86.3), Sp = 89.8% (88.1, 91.4), Ppv = 54.1% (48.3, 59.8), Npv = 97.0% (95.9, 97.8)

Negative

38

1226

1264

Total

202

1365

1567