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ELISA and IFAT comparative results for Plasmodium infected patients
| ELISA malaria antibody test | |||||
| Positive | Equivocal | Negative | Total | ||
| IFAT | Positive | 64 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| Equivocal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Negative | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 | |
| Total | 80 | 3 | 12 | 95 | |
IFAT and ELISA clinical sensitivities respectively 70.5% (67/95) (CI: 59.6% – 81%) and 84.2% (80/95) (CI: 76.2% – 92.2%), equivocal results considered as negative for calculation.
