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Overall performance of RT-RPA compared to that of RT-qPCR for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum using purified nucleic acids
| RT-RPA result | RT-qPCR reference (n) |
PPAa (95% CI) | NPAb (95% CI) | Accuracy (%) | κ value (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Positive | 61 | 0 | 90 (80–96) | 100 (92–100) | 94 (88–97) | 0.88 (0.79–0.96) |
| Negative | 7 | 46 | ||||
PPA, positive percent agreement.
NPA, negative percent agreement.
