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. 2019 Feb 18;12:83. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3330-1

Table 3.

Sensitivity and specificity of the two RDTs for detecting parasite infections

Gold standard		uRDT				cRDT
Gold standard		Positive (n)	Negative (n)	SE (%) (95% CI)	SP (%) (95% CI)	Positive (n)	Negative (n)	SE (%) (95% CI)	SP (%) (95% CI)
LM	Positive	11	2	84.6 (61.9–100.0)	95.5 (94.6–96.4)	8	5	61.5 (30.9–92.1)	96.7 (95.9–97.5)
LM	Negative	89	1889	84.6 (61.9–100.0)	95.5 (94.6–96.4)	65	1923	61.5 (30.9–92.1)	96.7 (95.9–97.5)
Nested PCR	Positive	36	29	55.4 (43.0–67.8)	96.9 (95.9–97.5)	28	37	43.1 (30.7–55.4)	97.7 (97.0–98.3)
Nested PCR	Negative	64	1862	55.4 (43.0–67.8)	96.9 (95.9–97.5)	45	1881	43.1 (30.7–55.4)	97.7 (97.0–98.3)

Abbreviations: SE sensitivity, SP specificity, 95% CI 95% confidence interval