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. 2014 Jan 9;13:16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-16

Table 4.

Spleen enlargement as predictor for malaria in children two to nine years old

PCR/microscopy (%)
  Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Malaria prevalence
Survey I
39.7/41.8
92.6/89.6
73.8/58.5
74.4/81.4
34.6/26.0
Survey II 13.3/25.0 92.5/91.0 44.4/36.4 70.5/85.5 30.9/17.0