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Published online 2024 Sep 10. doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05096-6

Table 2

Diagnostic comparison between qPCR, RDT, expert microscopy, and field microscopy for clinical and household-based samples

Diagnostic toolnPositivity rate (%)Sensitivity compared to qPCRSpecificity compared to qPCRPositive predictive value compared to qPCR
Clinical samples
 qPCR26452.65n/an/an/a
 BioCredit RDT: HRP2/LDH26434.4756.83%90.48%86.81%
 BioCredit RDT: LDH only26421.5938.85%97.60%94.74%
 Expert microscopy26317.4931.16%97.60%93.48%
 Field microscopy9321.5129.09%89.47%80.00%
Household samples
 qPCR23363.95n/an/an/a
 BioCredit RDT: HRP2/LDH23337.3453.02%90.48%90.80%
 BioCredit RDT: LDH only23320.6031.54%98.81%97.92%
 Expert microscopy23114.2921.77%98.81%96.97%