Table 1.
Diagnostic approach | N | Plasmodium spp. | Plasmodium falciparum | Non-falciparum | |||
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No. of infected | % (95% CI) |
No. of infected | % (95% CI) |
No. of infected | % (95% CI) |
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HRP-2-RDTs | 1011 | 41 | 4.0 (2.8–5.3) | 41 | 100 | ND | ND |
Microscopy | 1011 | 53 | 5.2 (3.9–6.6) | 53 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
LAMP | 1011 | 190 | 18.8 (16.4–21.2) | 156 | 82.1 (76.6–87.6) | 34 | 17.9 (12.4–23.4) |
HRP-2-RDTs histidine-rich protein 2 based rapid diagnostic tests, LAMP loop-mediated isothermal amplification, N number of samples examined, No number, CI confidence interval, ND not determined