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Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of Plasmodium falciparum parasite detection

From: Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana

 

Pf PCR+ (465)

Pf PCR- (264)

RDT+ (241)

214

27

RDT- (488)

251

237

Pf Micro+ (192)

175

17

Pf Micro- (537)

290

247

  1. Pf Plasmodium falciparum, micro microscopy, RDT PfHRP2 based malaria rapid diagnostic test, +, positive; −, negative. The numbers in the table represent frequency in counts