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Table 2 Diagnostic performance of malaria RDTs using microscopy as a reference

From: Diagnostic performance of NxTek Eliminate Malaria-Pf test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in school children with asymptomatic malaria

Malaria RDTs

Microscopy

 + ve

-ve

Total

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

Kapa (95% CI)

Accuracy (95% CI)

hsRDT

 + ve

15

7

22

100 (78.20, 100)

99.28 (98.53, 99.71)

68.20 (50.62, 81.77)

100 (99.60, 100)

81 (67.00, 94.69)

99.30 (98.55, 99.72)

−ve

0

972

972

Total

15

979

994

cRDT

 + ve

15

7

22

100 (78.20, 100)

99.28 (98.53, 99.71)

68.20 (50.62, 81.77)

100 (99.60 100)

81 (67.00, 94.69)

99.30 (98.55, 99.72)

−ve

0

972

972

Total

15

979

994

  1.  + ve positive, -ve negative, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value