Bojang 1999.

Clinical features and settings	Presenting signs and symptoms: Temperature of 37.5 °C or higher, or a recent history of fever Previous treatment for malaria: No exclusions based on previous treatment and no information presented on previous treatment, except for those with false positive results on RDT Clinical setting: Malaria outpatient clinic Country: The Gambia (Basse, Upper River Division) Malaria endemicity: Not stated Malaria endemic species:P. falciparum
Participants	Sample size: 139 Age: Inclusion criteria stipulated all were children; actual age range not stated Sex: Not mentioned either as an inclusion criteria or a characteristic of included participants Co‐morbidities and pregnancy: Not mentioned either as an inclusion criteria or a characteristic of included participants Parasite density of microscopy positive cases: Not presented
Study design	Enrolment was prospective. The sampling method was not described. One RDT was evaluated.
Target condition and reference standard(s)	Target condition: Malaria parasitaemia Reference standard: Microscopy thick blood smear Person(s) performing microscopy: Not stated Microscopy setting: Not stated Number of high power fields examined before declaring negative: Not stated Number of observer or repeats: Not stated Resolution of discrepancies between observers: Not applicable
Index and comparator tests	Commerical name of RDT: ParaSight‐F (Beckton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, US) Parasite(s) designed to detect:P. falciparum Designated Type: Type I Batch numbers: Not stated Transport and storage conditions: Not stated Person(s) performing RDT: Field staff who had attended three training session RDT setting: Malaria clinic
Follow‐up	Not applicable
Notes	Source of funding: Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia
Table of Methodological Quality
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Representative spectrum? All tests	Unclear	All participants were attending a malaria clinic with fever or history of fever, but the sampling method was not described
Acceptable reference standard? All tests	Unclear	Not details given of the microscopy process
Partial verification avoided? All tests	Yes	All participants who received the index test also received the reference test
Differential verification avoided? All tests	Yes	The same reference test was used regardless of the index test results
Incorporation avoided? All tests	Yes	The index test does not form part of the reference standard
Reference standard results blinded? All tests	Unclear	Blinding not described
Index test results blinded? All tests	Yes	"Test performed without reference to the results of the corresponding thick blood smear"
Uninterpretable results reported? All tests	Unclear	The number of participants enrolled was explicitly stated and corresponded to the number presented in the analysis; therefore there were no participants excluded due to invalid results
Withdrawals explained? All tests	Yes	The number of participants enrolled was explicitly stated and corresponded to the number presented in the analysis; therefore there were no withdrawals