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. 2019 Dec 2;19:1617. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7989-1

Table 4.

Sensitivity and specificity of Plasmodium falciparum parasite detection

Pf PCR+ (465) Pf PCR- (264)
RDT+ (241) 214 27
RDT- (488) 251 237
Pf Micro+ (192) 175 17
Pf Micro- (537) 290 247

Pf Plasmodium falciparum, micro microscopy, RDT PfHRP2 based malaria rapid diagnostic test, +, positive; −, negative. The numbers in the table represent frequency in counts