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Table 3 Sensitivity and Specificity of One Step Malaria P.f mRDTs with reference to blood smears confirmed with qPCR

From: Field evaluation of the novel One Step Malaria Pf and Pf/Pv rapid diagnostic tests and the proportion of HRP-2 gene deletion identified on samples collected in the Pwani region, Tanzania

Parameter

Fingerpick (%)

95% CI

Venous (%)

95% CI

Sensitivity

95.5

(92.9–97.3)

95.2

(92.5–97.1)

Specificity

98.1

(96.6–99.1)

97.9

(96.3–99.0)

PPV

97.3

(95.1–98.5)

97.0

(94.8–98.3)

NPV

96.9

(95.1–98.0)

96.7

(94.9–97.9)

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