Table 3.
Performance of visual interpretation and Deki Reader™ of the SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan RDT against microscopy
| Microscopy | Sensitivity (95% CI) | p-value* | Specificity (95% CI) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Visual interpretation | ||||||
| Positive | 15 | 23 | 88.2 (63.7, 98.5) | 95.8 (93.8, 97.3) | ||
| Negative | 2 | 526 | 0.4 | 0.06 | ||
| Deki Reader™ | ||||||
| Positive | 16 | 24 | 94.1 (73.0, 99.0) | 95.5 (93.4, 96.9) | ||
| Negative | 1 | 525 | ||||
*Reported p-value using McNemar’s test to assess difference in sensitivity between visual inspection and the Deki Reader™