Figure 1.
Sample selection profile for the evaluation of four rapid diagnostic tests.
Microscopic examination, nested-PCR, and rapid diagnostic tests were performed.
Table 1.
Performance of four rapid diagnostic tests when compared with microscopic examination for Plasmodium vivax malaria diagnosis.
Table 2.
Sensitivity, specificity and kappa value for rapid diagnostic tests relative to microscopy or nested-PCR for the detection of Plasmodium vivax.
Figure 2.
Correlation between intensity of the positive band of four rapid diagnostic tests (CareStartTM, SD Bioline, NanoSign, and Asan Easy) and parasitemia (determined by count of thick blood smears).
***; If the strength of positive line is greater than that of control line (Control line < Positive line), **; If the strength of the positive line is similar to the control line (Control line = Positive line), *; If the strength of the positive line is less than the control line (Control line > Positive line).
Table 3.
Diagnostic performances of four rapid diagnostic tests compared with microscopic examination for various Plasmodium vivax parasite densities.