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Table 2 Performance of the CareStart Pf/Pan test compared to the gold standard, field microscopy

From: Comparison of the performance of the CareStart Malaria Pf/Pan Combo test and field microscopy in the diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Field microscopy

CareStart Pf/Pan

 

Positive

Negative

 

Positive

96

0

 

Negative

4

100

 

Sensitivity, % (95% CI)

100 (96.23–100)

 
 

Specificity, % (95% CI)

96.15 (90.44–98.99)

 
 

PPV, % (95% CI)

96 (90.18–98.40)

 
 

NPV, % (95% CI)

100 (N/A)

 
 

Accuracy, % (95% CI)

98 (94.96–99.45)

 
 

Cohen’s kappa (95% CI)

0.96 (0.92–0.99)