Table 6.
Sensitivity, % [CI95] of the RDTs in the above and below 5 year age groups for the diagnosis of single-species infections compared to microscopy
| N |
PF Age < 5 y 12 |
PF Age ≥ 5 y 101 |
PV Age < 5 y 51 |
PV Age ≥ 5 y 170 |
| CareStart™ Malaria 2 line pLDH (Pan) | 100 [75.7-100] |
95 [88.9-97.9] |
88.2 [76.6-94.5] |
91.8 [86.7-95.0] |
| CareStart™ Malaria 3 line pLDH (Pan, PF) | 91.7 [64.6-98.5] |
95.0 [88.9-97.9] |
80.4 [67.5-89.0] |
80.6 [74.0-85.8] |
| OptiMAL-IT® | 91.7 [64.6-98.5] |
95.0 [88.9-97.9] |
92.2 [81.5-96.9] |
91.7 [86.6-95.0] |
95% CIs for the difference:
C2 PF: -0.112 to 0.194; PV: -0.046 to 0.156
C3: PF: -0.306 to 0.058; PV: -0.141 to 0.106
OTM: PF: -0.306 to 0.058; PV: -0.107 to 0.074