3. Direct comparisons between OnSite Pf/Pv test and Falcivax Device Rapid test.
Study | Reference standard | Sensitivity (true positives/malaria cases) (%) | Difference (95% CI) (percentage points) | P value | Specificity (true negatives/non‐cases) (%) | Difference (95% CI) (percentage points) | P value | ||
OnSite Pf/Pv test (CTK Biotech Inc, USA) | Falcivax Device Rapid test for malaria Pv/Pf (Zephyer Biomedicals, Goa) | OnSite Pf/Pv test (CTK Biotech Inc, USA) | Falcivax Device Rapid test for malaria Pv/Pf (Zephyer Biomedicals, Goa) | ||||||
Alam 2011 | Microscopy | 90 (19/21) | 90 (19/21) | 0 (‐17.8 to 17.8) | P = 1.00 | 99 (313/317) | 100 (316/317) | 0.9 (‐0.4 to 2.3) | P = 0.18 |
Alam 2011 | PCR | 77 (20/26) | 77 (20/26) | 0 (‐22.9 to 22.9) | P = 1.00 | 99 (309/312) | 100 (312/312) | 1.0 (‐0.1 to 2.0) | P = 0.08 |
PCR = polymerase chain reaction.