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. 2011 Feb 14;16(5):545–550. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02737.x

Table 2.

Sensitivity of Paracheck results by parasite density of reference blood slide results

Parasite density/μl Prevalence RDT positive RDT negative Sensitivity (95% CI)
1–199 20/1464 (1.4%) 16 4 80.0 (78.0–82.1)
200–1999 220/1664 (13.2%) 198 22 90.0 (88.6–91.4)
2000–4999 165/1609 (10.3%) 159 6 96.4 (95.5–97.3)
5000–49 999 917/2361 (38.8%) 901 16 98.3 (97.7–98.8)
50 000–200 000 693/2137 (32.4%) 689 4 99.4 (99.1–99.7)
>200 000 180/1624 (11.1%) 176 4 97.8 (97.1–98.5)

RDT, rapid diagnostic test.