Table 4 Sensitivity of febrile status and mRDT compared to PCR at different levels of peripheral Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia
Parasite threshold | n | Sensitivity, % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Febrile individuals | mRDT (blood) | mRDT (saliva) | mRDT (urine) | ||
NPS | 217 | 86.4 (72.0–100) | 77.3 (59.8–94.8) | 54.5 (33.7–75.3) | 72.7 (54.1–91.3) |
 ≤ 500 | 37 | 80.6 (66.7–94.6) | 71.0 (55.0–86.9) | 71.0 (55.0–86.9) | 64.5 (47.7–81.4) |
 > 500 | 47 | 91.1 (82.8–99.4) | 77.8 (65.6–89.9) | 86.7 (76.7–96.6) | 75.6 (63.0–88.1) |