TABLE 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of the real-time PCR assay relative to microscopic analysis using the results from the morphologic assessment of a panel of experienced microscopists

Parametera	%b
	P. falciparum	P. malariae	P. ovale	P. vivax
Sensitivity	94.1	Unknown	100.0	100.0
Specificity	100.0	Unknown	100.0	99.1
PPV	100.0	Unknown	100.0	95.5
NPV	98.4	Unknown	100.0	98.3
Accuracy	98.7	Unknown	100.0	98.1

^aPPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.

^bOnly one patient here was infected with P. ovale, as determined by microscopic analysis; no patients were infected with P. malariae.