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Table 5 Level of agreement between RDT kits and PCR (PCR prevalence = 40.8%)

From: Diagnostic performance of an ultrasensitive HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test kit used in surveys of afebrile people living in Southern Ghana

 

UsmRDT

mRDT

 

Kappa

p-value

Kappa

p-value

Ewim

0.670

< 0.001

0.670

< 0.001

Obom

0.687

< 0.001

0.625

< 0.001

Simiw

0.552

< 0.001

0.517

< 0.001

Total

0.635

< 0.001

0.589

< 0.001

  1. UsmRDT: ultra-sensitive Alere™ Malaria Ag P.f RDT; mRDT: SD Bioline Malaria Ag P.f RDT. Values reported are based on PCR results as the reference category
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Malaria Journal

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