Table 4 Performance characteristics of Determine Malaria Pf (rapid test) relative to those of microscopy for patients with enlarged spleen and fever.
Test | Sensitivity % | Specificity % | PPV % | NPV % | Accuracy % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(95 % C.I) | (95 % C.I) | (95 % C.I) | (95 % C.I) | (95 % C.I) | |
Rapid test | 90.91 (85.02–96.98) | 79.61 (72.28–93.7) | 79.21 (71.06–100) | 91.11 (85.08–100) | 84.82 (79.73–89.91) |
Spleen | 57.07 (51.88–62.26) | 74.05 (69.45–78.6) | 72.67 (67.99–77.3) | 58.79 (53.6–63.95) | 64.76 (59.75–69.77) |
Fever | 83.78 (79.91–87.65) | 61.86 (56.76–66.96) | 79.33 (75.08–83.58) | 96.98 (95.18–98.77) | 64.18 (61.61–66.75) |