Table 5.
Effect of parasite level on rapid test results
| RDT type | Rapid test results | Slide results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage | Invalid | Negative | Positive | Parasitaemia | |
| CS PfPan | Room temp | 1 | 22 | 1 | Negative |
| 6 | 1 | 112 | Low a | ||
| 5 | 0 | 153 | High b | ||
| EC box | 1 | 22 | 1 | Negative | |
| 4 | 1 | 114 | Low | ||
| 3 | 0 | 155 | High | ||
| CS PfPv | Room temp | 0 | 23 | 1 | Negative |
| 3 | 19 | 97 | Low | ||
| 2 | 1 | 155 | High | ||
| EC box | 0 | 23 | 1 | Negative | |
| 3 | 18 | 98 | Low | ||
| 3 | 1 | 154 | High | ||
| BL PfPv | Room temp | 2 | 22 | 0 | Negative |
| 14 | 7 | 98 | Low | ||
| 37 | 0 | 121 | High | ||
| EC box | 3 | 20 | 1 | Negative | |
| 6 | 5 | 108 | Low | ||
| 23 | 0 | 135 | High | ||
a Low parasitaemia: < 5,000/μL;
b High parasitaemia: > 5,000/μL