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. 2013 Sep 16;209(4):600–609. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit500

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Figure 2. — The median and distribution of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) levels among admitted children with acute encephalopathy, by malaria and/or retinopathy status, and the sensitivities and specificities associated with HRP2 levels among admitted children with World Health Organization–defined cerebral malaria. The median levels of HRP2 were significantly higher among children with than among those without a slide positive for malaria parasites, and levels were higher among children with than among those without retinopathy. Sensitivities worsened with higher levels of HRP2, whereas specificities improved.