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. 2021 Jan 27;224(1):109–113. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab032

Table 2.

Test Performance of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests Compared to Polymerase Chain Reaction, Stratified by Sample Source and Agreement as Determined by Cohen κ Coefficient

RDT Type Capillary Blood Venous Blood Agreement
Sensitivity, % Specificity, % Sensitivity, % Specificity, % κ
Malaria Ag P.f. 95.2 (88.1–98.7) 81.6 (74.8–87.2) 95.2 (88.3–98.7) 81.2 (74.4–86.9) 0.99 (.98–1.00)
Malaria Ag P.f/Pan 95.2 (88.1–98.7) 83.0 (76.4–88.4) 95.2 (88.1–98.7) 83.1 (76.6–88.5) 0.98 (.96–1.00)
Malaria Ag P.f/P.f/P.v 95.2 (88.2–98.7) 81.9 (75.2–87.5) 92.9 (85.1–97.3) 81.3 (74.6–87.0) 0.99 (.98–1.00)
Alere Malaria Ag P.f 94.0 (86.5–98.0) 79.5 (72.6–85.4) 92.7 (84.8–97.3) 80.1 (73.2–85.9) 0.95 (.92–.99)