Table 3 Performance of CareStart™ by species identified in comparison to the standard reference light microscopy
Pf or mixed by LM vs pf/pan by RDT | Non-Pf (by LM) vs Pan only (by RDT) | All positive by LM vs all positive by RDT | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity (%) (95% CI) | 94.4 (94.3–94.5) | 85.0 (84.8–85.2) | 95.4 (95.3–96.0) |
Specificity (%) (95% CI) | 98.9 (98.8–99.0) | 99.7 (99.5–100.0) | 99.3 (99.2–99.4) |
Positive predictive value (%) (95% CI) | 85.0 (84.8–85.14) | 89.5 (89.4–89.6) | 99.6 (99.58–99.62) |
Negative predictive value (%) (95% CI) | 99.0 (98.9–99.04) | 99.3 (99.2–99.4) | 98.9 (89.8–90.0) |
Agreement between tests Kappa | 0.85 (0.76–0.91) | 0.89 (0.78–0.93) | 0.92 (0.80–0.93) |