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Table 3 Agreement between positive malaria RDT categorization and microscopy results

From: Evaluating 18s-rRNA LAMP and selective whole genome amplification (sWGA) assay in detecting asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in blood donors

RDT positive results categorization

Malaria microscopy

Concordant

Discordant

% agreement

PfHRP2+/pLDH+ (n = 36)

36

0

100.00

PfHRP2+/pLDH− (n = 52)

18

34

52.9

PfHRP2−/pLDH+ (n = 3)

3

0

100.0

Total

57

34

 
  1. RDT rapid diagnostic test, PfHRP2 Plasmodium falciparum specific histidine rich protein 2, pLDH Plasmodium specific lactate dehydrogenase, PfHRP2+/pLDH+ both HRP2 and pLDH detected in donor blood, PfHRP2+/pLDH− HRP2 but not pLDH detected in donor blood, PfHRP2−/pLDH+ LDH but not HRP2 detected in donor blood (HRP2 gene deletion)
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