Table 3. Diagnostic accuracy of Malaria pan HTP-LAMP compared to PCR for 3008 field samples.
PCR + | PCR - | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
HTP-LAMP + | 20 | 2 | 22 |
HTP-LAMP - | 29 | 2957 | 2986 |
Total | 49 | 2959 | 3008 |
p < 0.001* | |||
Sensitivity | 40.8% (95%CI 27.0–55.8%) | ||
Specificity | 99.9% (95%CI 99.8–100%) | ||
Positive predictive value | 90.9% (95%CI 70.8–98.9%) | ||
Negative predictive value | 99.0% (95%CI 98.6–99.3%) |
* by McNemar´s test.