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Table 5 Percentage agreements in identification of Plasmodium spp. between microscopy, RDT and multiplex real-time PCR

From: Evaluating performance of multiplex real time PCR for the diagnosis of malaria at elimination targeted low transmission settings of Ethiopia

Microscopy

Multiplex real time PCR

Percentage agreement (%)

Kappa value

P. falciparum

P. vivax

Mixed

Negative

Total

P. falciparum

33

0

0

0

33

86.35

0.65

P. vivax

1

14

3

0

18

Mixed

0

0

0

0

0

Negative

35

2

0

183

220

Total

69

16

3

183

271

RDTs result

88.56

0.72

 P. falciparum

40

1

0

2

43

 P. vivax

2

14

1

0

17

 Mixed

0

0

1

0

1

 Negative

27

1

1

181

210

 Total

69

16

3

183

271

RDT result

Microscopy

  

P. falciparum

33

2

0

8

43

94.46

0.84

P. vivax

0

14

0

3

17

Mixed

0

1

0

0

1

Negative

0

1

0

209

210

Total

33

18

0

220

271