Table 3.

The differences in parasite detection amongst the two methods, using PCR as the gold standard

	Variable	HIV+	Minimum parasite density/µl	HIV−	Minimum parasite density/µl
RDTa	True positive	5	19,608	44	53,846
	False positive	0	–	0	–
	Total test positive	5	19,608	44	53,846
	False negative	1	17,087	12	11,107
	True negative	144	–	195	–
	Total test negative	145		207
Microscopy	True positive	6	19,201	50	53,121
	False positive	0	–	0	–
	Total test positive	6	19,201	50	53,121
	False negative	0	–	6	21
	True negative	144	–	195	–
	Total test negative	144		201
PCR	Gold standard	6	19,608	56	53,846

^aParasite count for RDT was done with real time PCR