TABLE II. Comparison of results from the cytochrome b-polymerase chain reaction (Cytb-PCR) and real-time PCR Plasmodium detection assays using field-caught Anopheles darlingi .
Real-time PCR positive (n) | Real-time PCR negative (n) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |
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Cytb-PCR positive | 1 | 20 | 3.33 | 93.38 |
Cytb-PCR negative | 29 | 282 | - | - |
Cohen’s kappa = -0.04; McNemar’s test χ2 =1.653, p > 0.1.