Table 4. Comparison of the sensitivity of the three RDTs in the detection of P. ovale categorized by parasite density.
Parasite density (parasites/μL) | No. of samples | Wondfo | CareStart | SD | ||||||
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No. of positive samples | No. of negative samples | Sensitivity (%) | No. of positive samples | No. of negative samples | Sensitivity (%) | No. of positive samples | No. of negative samples | Sensitivity (%) | ||
≤ 500 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27.3(6.0–60.9) | 4 | 7 | 36.4(10.9–69.2) | 0 | 11 | 0(0–28.5)* |
501–5000 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 75.4(62.2–85.9) | 26 | 31 | 45.6(32.4–59.3) | 3 | 54 | 5.3(10.9–14.6) |
≥ 5001 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75.0(56.6–88.5) | 25 | 7 | 78.1(60.0–90.7) | 15 | 17 | 46.9(29.1–65.3) |
Sensitivity is presented as a percentage (95% confidence interval; CI);
*one-sided, 97.5% C