Comparative Study of Modified Quantitative Buffy Coat and Two Rapid Tests in Comparison with Peripheral Blood Smear in Malaria Diagnosis in Mumbai, India

Table 2

2×2 contingency table.

(a)

Giemsa smear	Advantage mal card		Parahit total
	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Vivax
Positive-100	TP 97	FN 3	73 TP	27 FN
Negative-50	1 FP	TN 49	1 FP	49 TN
Total-150	98	52	74	76
Falciparum
Positive-101	96 TP	FN 5	71 TP	30 FN
Negative-50	1 FP	TN 49	1 FP	49 TN
Total-151	97	54	72	79

(b)

Smear	Modified QBC
	Positive	Negative
Vivax
Positive-100	98 TP	2 FN
Negative-50	1 FP	49 TN
Total-150	99	51
Falciparum	Positive	Negative
Positive-101	99 TP	2 FN
Negative-50	2 FP	48 TN
Total-151	101	50

TP: true positive, TN: true negative, FN: false negative, and FP: false positive.