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Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value of HRP2-based malaria RDT and microscopy against PCR results
| PCR | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | % [95 % CI] | % [95 % CI] | % [95 % CI] | % [95 % CI] | |
| RDT | ||||||
| Positive | 70 | 13 | 88.6 (79.5–94.7) | 97.8 (96.3–98.8) | 84.3 (74.7–91.4) | 98.5 (97.1–99.3) |
| Negative | 9 | 585 | ||||
| Microscopy | ||||||
| Positive | 72 | 0 | 91.1 (82.6–96.4) | 100.0 (99.4–100.0) | 100.0 (95.0–100.0) | 98.8 (97.6–99.5) |
| Negative | 7 | 598 | ||||
