Assessing the Performance of CareStart™ Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of CareStart™ RDT results with microscopy among malaria-suspected cases attending selected health centers in Bahir Dar Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, from January to May 2020.

Test		Microscopy
		P. falciparum	P. vivax	Mixed infection	Negative	Total
CareStart™ RDT	P. falciparum	9	-	-	1	10 (3.9%)
	P. vivax	1	28	2	1	32 (12.5%)
	Mixed infection	-	-	1	1	2 (0.8%)
	Negative	1	2	-	210	213 (82.9%)
	Total	11 (4.3%)	30 (11.7%)	3 (1.2%)	213 (82.9%)	257 (100%)