From: Utility of the detection of Plasmodiumparasites for the diagnosis of malaria in endemic areas
Prevalence of infection in the general population | Sensitivity = 0.95 | Sensitivity = 0.85 | ||
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Spec. = 0.99 | Spec. = 0.95 | Spec. = 0.99 | Spec. = 0.95 | |
0% | 95.0 | 19.0 | 85.0 | 17.0 |
0.1% | 86.8 | 18.7 | 78.4 | 16.7 |
1% | 49.0 | 16.1 | 46.2 | 14.7 |
2% | 33.0 | 14.0 | 31.7 | 12.9 |
5% | 16.7 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 9.4 |
10% | 9.1 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
15% | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
20% | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
30% | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
40% | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
50% | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
60% | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
70% | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
80% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
90% | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |