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Table 1 Summary result of the comparison between the expert microscopy and the RDTs, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2007.

From: Cost-effectiveness of three malaria treatment strategies in rural Tigray, Ethiopia where both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax co-dominate

Expert Microscope

Paracheck pf

Parascreen pan/pf

Total (microscope)

 

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

 

P.falciparum

     

Positive

402

51

377

76

453

Negative

114

1855

97

1872

1969

Total

516

1906

474

1948

2422

P.vivax

     

Positive

-

-

155

53

208

Negative

-

-

53

2161

2214

Total

-

-

208

2214

2422

  1. P.falciparum positive is: asexual +/- sexual, asexual +/- p.vivax; P.vivax positive is: asexual +/- sexual; Paracheck pf negative is meant no-p.falciparum; Parascreen pan/pf p.vivax positive meant non p.falciparum malaria