Table 4.
Microscopy corrected by PCR | Sensibility (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | P-Value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. vivax |
Visual |
94.0 |
98.6 |
80.5 |
99.6 |
0.149 |
Device |
98.0 |
97.8 |
73.1 |
99.8 |
||
P. falciparum | Visual |
87.8 |
99.0 |
62.5 |
99.7 |
0.392 |
Device | 93.9 | 98.7 | 62.5 | 99.7 |
*Fisher’s exact test for sensibility.