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Table 4 Diagnosis accuracy compared to nested PCR based on venous blood and DBS as DNA template

From: Accuracy of a rapid diagnosis test, microscopy and loop-mediated isothermal amplification in the detection of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in Korhogo, Northern Côte d’Ivoire

DNA template

to PCR

Sensitivity

(95% CI)

Specificity

(95% CI)

PPV

(95% CI)

NPV

(95% CI)

Agreement %

(Kappa)

Venous blood, N = 110

 HRP-2-RDT

17.8 (6.1–29.4)

100

NA

NA

66.4 (0.20)

 Microscopy

20.0 (7.8–32.1)

100

NA

NA

67.3 (0.22)

 Pan-LAMP

93.3 (85.7–100)

95.4 (90.1–100)

NA

NA

94.5 (0.88)

 Pf-LAMP

97.4 (92.2–100)

100

NA

NA

97.6 (0.84)

DBS, N = 247

 HRP-2-RDT

35.7 (07–64.2)

97.8 (96–99.7)

50 (12.3–87.7)

96.2 (93.7–98.6)

94.3 (0.39)

 Microscopy

57.1 (27.5–86.8)

97 (94.8–99.2)

53.3 (24.7–81.9)

97.4 (95.3–99.4)

94.7 (0.52)

 Pan LAMP

100

78.5 (73.2–83.8)

21.9 (11.5–32.2)

100

79.8 (0.29)

 Pf LAMP

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, DBS dried blood spot, HRP-2-RDTs histidine-rich protein 2 based rapid diagnostic tests, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, LAMP loop-mediated isothermal amplification, CI confidence interval, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, NA not applicable, ND not determined