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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and kappa coefficient of Alethia® Malaria assay compared to NM-PCR

From: Usefulness of a commercial LAMP assay for detection of malaria infection, including Plasmodium knowlesi cases, in returning travelers in Spain

 

Value (%)*

95% CI

Sensitivity

98.84

95.99–100

Specificity

94.74

82.06–100

Positive predictive value

98.84

95.99–100

Negative predictive value

94.74

82.06–100

Kappa coefficient

0.94

0.85–1

  1. CI Confidence interval
  2. *Results of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and kappa coefficient were calculated over 105 samples, excluding invalid samples
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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