Table 3 |
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Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of First Response® Malaria Ag (pLDH/HRP2) card test by Light Microscopy |
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| Indices |
Overall |
P. falciparum |
Non-P. falciparum species |
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| True Positive |
103 |
69 |
34 |
| True Negative |
153 |
207 |
235 |
| False Positive |
27 |
12 |
15 |
| False Negative |
8 |
3 |
7 |
| Sensitivity (95% CI) |
93 (86–96) |
96 (88–99) |
83 (69–91) |
| Specificity (95% CI) |
85 (79–89) |
95 (91–97) |
94 (90–96) |
| PPV (95% CI) |
79 (71–85) |
85 (76–91) |
69 (55–80) |
| NPV (95% CI) |
95 (91–97) |
99 (96–99) |
97 (94–99) |
| Accuracy (95% CI) |
88 (83–91) |
95 (92–97) |
92 (87–95) |
| J-index |
0.74 |
0.84 |
0.67 |
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Bharti et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:126 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-126 |
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