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Table 2 Diagnostic performance of PCR using placental histology as gold standard

From: Polymerase chain reaction and histology in diagnosis of placental malaria in an area of unstable malaria transmission in Central Sudan

Performance

% (95% Confidence Interval)

Sensitivity

45.5% (29.2%- 62.5%)

Specificity

74.3% (63.5%- 83.3%)

Positive predictive value

44.1% (28.3%- 61.0%)

Negative predictive value

75.3% (64.5%-84.2%)

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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