TABLE 3: RDT sensitivity according to parasitemia.
RDT sensitivity | ||||
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Parasite density | Vikia Malaria | Meriline-Meriscreen (*) | Right Sign Malaria | Right Sign |
(in p/μL) | Pf/Pan, % | Pf/Pv/Pan, % | Pf/Pan, % | Malaria Pf, % |
1-500 (n = 6) | 83.3 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 83.3 |
501-1000 (n = 10) | 90.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 100.0 |
1001-5000 (n = 31) | 93.5 | 87.1 | 93.5 | 93.5 |
5001-50000 (n = 48) | 100.0 | 93.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
> 50000 (n = 25) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
(*) Meriline-Meriscreen Pf/Pv/Pan displayed invalid results according to the parasites density, the percentage varied between 6.2% and 33.3%.