Table 3 Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of FISH, RDT, GM and PCR in malaria diagnosis against a combination PCR and GM as the gold standard
Test | Accuracy | |
|---|---|---|
No. (n = 302) | % (95% CI) | |
RDT | 272 | 90.1 (86.2–93.0) |
Microscopy | 286 | 94.7 (91.6–96.7) |
FISH | 281 | 93.0 (89.6–95.4) |
PCR | 301 | 99.7 (98.2–99.4) |