Kumar 1996.

Clinical features and settings	Presenting signs and symptoms: Febrile patients Previous treatment for malaria: No exclusion criteria based on prior use of antimalarials; relevant data collected but presented only for false positives Clinical setting: Clinic of the Malaria Research Centre Country: India (Goa) Malaria endemicity: Not stated Malaria endemic species:P. vivax andP. falciparum
Participants	Sample size: 98 Age: Not mentioned, either as an inclusion criteria or characteristic of included participants Sex: Not mentioned, either as an inclusion criteria or characteristic of included participants Co‐morbidities and pregnancy: Not mentioned, either as an exclusion 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 RDT was evaluated.
Target condition and reference standard(s)	Target condition: Malaria parasitaemia Reference standard: Microscopy thick and thin blood smears Person(s) performing microscopy: Not stated Microscopy setting: Clinic of the Malaria Research Centre 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 RDTs: ICT Malaria‐Pf (ICT Diagnostics, Brookvale, NSW, Australia) Parasite(s) designed to detect:P. falciparum Designated Type: Type 1 Batch numbers: Not stated Transport and storage conditions: Stored at 4 °C prior to use Person(s) performing RDT: Not stated RDT setting: Clinic of the Malaria Research Centre
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 attending a Malaria Research Clinic with fever; however the sampling method was not described
Acceptable reference standard? All tests	Unclear	The microscopy process was not described
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 not clearly stated; therefore it is unclear whether there were any exclusions due to invalid test results
Withdrawals explained? All tests	Unclear	The numbers of participants originally enrolled in the study was not clearly stated; therefore it is unclear whether there were any withdrawals