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. 2019 Mar 11;13(3):e0007254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007254

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
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