Table 4 |
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Blood smear microscopy at Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities: sensitivity by parasite density in the clinical algorithm + microscopy intervention arm |
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| Parasite density levels per μl blood |
Number of patients (N = 361) |
Sensitivity (%) |
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| < 1000 |
63 |
49.2 (CI: 41.3, 57.1) |
| 1,000 – 4,999 |
119 |
66.4 (CI: 57.9, 74.9) |
| 5,000 – 10,0000 |
153 |
87.6 (CI: 82.4, 92.8) |
| > 100,000 |
26 |
96.2 (CI: 93.1, 99.2) |
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| Total |
361* |
74.5 (CI: 67.6, 81.4) |
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CI = (95% confidence interval). *934 blood smears were reviewed at reference level, 361 positive blood smears |
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Ngasala et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:199 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-199 |
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