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Table 4 Sensitivity of two malaria RDTs by parasite density, Aweil, South Sudan, 2019

From: Evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and prevalence of pfhrp2/3 deletions in Aweil, South Sudan

Test parasites/µl

Microscopy as gold standard

N with given parasitaemia

Value

95% CI

pLDH

471

99.4

98.1–99.9

  < 200

28

88.9

70.8–97.6

 200–1999

51

100

–

 2000–199999

367

100

–

  ≥ 200000

25

100

–

HRP2

471

99.2

97.8–99.2

  < 200

28

88.9

70.8–97.6

 200–1999

51

98.0

89.6–100

 2000–199999

367

100

–

  ≥ 200000

25

100

–

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