Table 4 Sensitivity of OptiMAL-IT at different levels of peripheral P. falciparum parasitemia during different malaria transmission seasons
Parasite threshold | Low malaria transmission season | High malaria transmission season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Sensitivity (95% CI) | N | Sensitivity(95% CI) | P | |
[0–100] | 29 | 10.2 (2.1-27.3) | 37 | 45.9 (29.4-63.0) | 0.001 |
[100–500] | 76 | 40.7 (29.6-52.6) | 91 | 67.0 (56.3-76.5) | 0.001 |
[500–1,000] | 41 | 56.0 (39.7-71.5) | 66 | 71.2 (58.7-81.6) | 0.11 |
[1,000-5,000] | 109 | 82.5 (74.1-89.1) | 184 | 90.2 (84.9-94.0) | 0.05 |
[5,000-10,000] | 37 | 83.7 (67.9-93.8) | 114 | 98.2 (93.8-99.7) | 0.002 |
> 10,000 | 203 | 97.5 (94.3-99.1) | 981 | 98.8 (98.0-99.4) | 0.24 |