Cochrane · systematic review · CD013218
Rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic countries
Agarwal, R, Choi, L, Johnson, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 100%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table for RDTs for diagnosing P vivax malaria
Population: people presenting with symptoms of uncomplicated malaria
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
True positives (patients with P vivax malaria) | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
False negatives (patients incorrectly classified as not having P vivax malaria) | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
True negatives (patients without P vivax malaria) | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
False positives(patients incorrectly classified as having P vivax malaria) | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |