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

Table 6 Performance of SD Bioline based on range of parasite density categorized by blood smears results confirmed by qPCR

Parasite density	Number of positive	Reference method	% of agreement	Discrepancy
< 10 p/µl	0	0	100	0
11–50 p/µl	2	4	50	2
51–100 p/µl	6	12	50	6
101–1000 p/µl	13	17	76.5	4
1001–2000 p/µl	65	69	94.2	4
> 2000 p/µl	271	274	98.9	3
Grand total	357	376		19