Table 2 |
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Accuracy of CareStart™ three-line P.f/PAN-pLDH and Paracheck-Pf® malaria rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in patients attending Gerihun community health centre in Bo district, Sierra Leone, Africa, 2008 |
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CareStart™ 3 line P.f/PAN-pLDH |
Paracheck-Pf® |
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Sensitivity |
% (95% CI#) |
99.4 (96.8 - 100.0) |
98.8 (95.8 - 99.8) |
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n/N |
168/169 |
167/169 |
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SpecificityΨ |
% (95% CI#) |
96.0 (91.9 - 98.4) |
74.7 (67.6 - 81.0) |
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n/N |
167/174 |
130/174 |
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PPV† |
% (95% CI#) |
96.0 (91.9 - 98.4) |
79.2 (73.0 - 84.4) |
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n/N |
168/175 |
167/211 |
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NPV‡ |
% (95% CI#) |
99.4 (96.7 - 100.0) |
98.5 (94.6 - 99.8) |
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n/N |
167/168 |
130/132 |
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Kappa coefficient |
% (95% CI#) |
0.95 (0.92 - 0.98) |
0.99 (0.98 - 1.0) |
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# Confidence interval Ψ p < 0.001 † Positive predictive value ‡ Negative predictive value |
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Gerstl et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-28 |
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