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Sensitivity (+/+)
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Specificity (−/−)
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Blood smear microscopy, n = 122
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40.0% (10/25)
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92.8% (90/97)
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mRDT (NADAL®), n = 132
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96.3% (26/27)
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98.1% (103/105)
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- The presence of Plasmodium sp. in blood samples obtained from 132 children suspected of having malaria was assessed by blood smear microscopy and mRDT. The results were compared to those obtained for the same patient cohort that tested positive by multiplex-RT-PCR-ELISA, i.e., 27 of 132