Table 2.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the RT-PCR performed on simulated samples

Species test	P. falciparum		P. vivax
	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Species-specific RT-PCR
Positive	522	0	154	0
Negative	2	451	2	876

McNemar’s (two-tailed) test	P = 0.4795
	Percentage	95 % CI	Percentage	95 % CI
Sensitivity	100	99.30–100	100	97.66–100
Specificity	99.56	98.41–99.95	99.77	99.18–99.97
PPV	99.62	98.63–99.95	98.73	95.50–99.85
NPV	100	99.19–100	100	99.58–100