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. 2020 Apr 23;58(5):e01879-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01879-19

TABLE 5.

Performance of direct blood RT-RPA for malaria screening test in healthy subjects

Method Result RT-qPCR reference (n)
PPAa (95% CI) NPAb (95% CI) Accuracy (%) κ value (95% CI)
Positive Negative
dbRT-RPA Positive 7 2 88 (47–100) 90 (68–99) 89 (72–98) 0.75 (0.48–1.02)
Negative 1 18
RT-RPA Positive 8 0 100 (63–100) 100 (83–100) 100 (88–100) 1
Negative 0 20
a

PPA, positive percent agreement.

b

NPA, negative percent agreement.