Table 3.
RDTs' diagnostic classification using TTBS and PCR as the reference methods
| Microscopy as reference method | PCR as reference method | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low parasitemiaa | High parasitemiaa | Total | ||||||
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| Advantage Malaria P.f. card® | ||||||||
| Positive | 125 | 8 | 76 | 9 | 201 | 9 | 202 | 5 |
| Negative | 16 | 157 | 2 | 161 | 18 | 162 | 38 | 138 |
| Advantage Malaria Pan + Pf Card | ||||||||
| Positive | 124 | 8 | 76 | 9 | 200 | 9 | 201 | 5 |
| Negative | 17 | 157 | 2 | 161 | 19 | 162 | 39 | 138 |
aLow parasitemia = 50–100 asexual parasitemia/µl, high parasitemia = 2000–10000 asexual parasitemia/µl