OptiMAL-IT Result of Microscopya (number of samples)
Pf +ve Non-Pf Gametocytes Negative Tests
Pfb only
Patients (n= 67) 60 0 6 7
Blood Donors (n= 16) 13 0 0 3
Non-Pf
Patients (n= 0) 0 0 0 0
Blood Donors (n= 0) 0 0 0 0
Negative
Patients (n= 170) 1 0 1 169
Blood Donors (n= 459) 0 0 0 459
a-There were no discrepancies between primary and cross checking microscopy readings
b-All confirmed positive malaria cases were with Plasmodium falciparum (Pf)
Table 1: Differential diagnosis of malaria cases by OptiMAL-IT rapid antigen testing versus Microscopy.