Gaye 1999.

Clinical features and settings	Presenting signs and symptoms: Malaria symptoms Previous treatment for malaria: Not mentioned, either as an exclusion criteria or characteristic of included participants Clinical setting: Outpatient clinic Country: Senegal (North Senegal, Richard‐Toll) Malaria endemicity: Not stated Malaria endemic species: Not stated
Participants	Sample size: 182 Age: All ages eligible. Actual age range 1 to 55 years Sex: Not mentioned, either as an inclusion criteria or characteristic of included participants Co‐morbidities and pregnancy: Not mentioned, either as an inclusion criteria or characteristic of included participants Parasite density of microscopy positive cases: Not presented
Study design	Enrollment was prospective. The sampling method was not described. One test was evaluated.
Target condition and reference standard(s)	Target condition: Malaria parasitaemia Reference standard: Microscopy thick blood film 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: PATH Falciparum Malaria Parasite(s) designed to detect:P. falciparum Designated Type: Type 1 Batch numbers: Not stated Transport and storage conditions: Not described Person(s) performing RDT: Not stated RDT setting: Not stated
Follow‐up	Not applicable
Notes	Source of funding: Not stated
Table of Methodological Quality
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Representative spectrum? All tests	Unclear	All participants were presenting to an outpatient clinic with malaria symptoms, 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	Unclear	Blinding not described
Uninterpretable results reported? All tests	Unclear	The numbers of participants originally enrolled in the study was clearly stated, and corresponds to the number presented in the analysis; therefore there were no exclusions due to invalid test results
Withdrawals explained? All tests	Yes	The numbers of participants originally enrolled in the study was clearly stated, and corresponds to the number presented in the analysis; therefore there were no withdrawals