Table 2 Meta-analysis of diagnostic performance Alere™ Ultra-sensitive Malaria Ag P. falciparum RDT according to the reference test
N data sets | Pooled sensitivity, % [95% CI] | Heterogeneity for sensitivity (I2, %) | Pooled specificity, % [95% CI] | Heterogeneity for specificity (I2, %) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
uRDT | cRDT | uRDT | cRDT | uRDT | cRDT | uRDT | cRDT | ||
According to reference test | |||||||||
PCR | 9 | 60.4 [50.8; 69.2] | 49.4 [38.2; 60.6] | 89.4 | 92.6 | 97.5 [94.1; 98.9] | 98.2 [95.5; 99.3] | 97.6 | 97.1 |
Ultra-sensitive PCR | 4 | 60.3 [42.2; 75.9] | 44.1 [18.8; 72.8] | 93.6 | 97.1 | 99.5 [98.9; 99.8] | 99.8 [99.7; 99.9] | 71.9 | 0.0 |