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Table 4 Sensitivities, specificities, PPV and NPV of participant microscopists against expert microscopists

From: Quality control of malaria microscopy reveals misdiagnosed non-falciparum species and other microscopically detectable pathogens in Senegal

  

Controllers

Total

Positive

Negative

Hospital technicians

Positive

89

1

90

Negative

3

87

90

Total

92

88

180

Sensitivity (%)

96.7

   

Specificity (%)

98.9

   

PPV (%)

98.9

   

NPV (%)

96.7

   

Health centers technicians

Positive

132

3

135

Negative

2

133

135

Total

134

136

270

Sensitivity (%)

98.5

   

Specificity (%)

97.8

   

PPV (%)

97.8

   

NPV (%)

98.5