Commercially available RDTs are often more accurate than blood films at predicting the presence of malaria parasites, but they are widely variable in diagnostic sensitivity and specificity depending on manufacturer, and are unable to tell how many parasites are present.
Os RDT dispoñibles comercialmente son frecuentemente máis precisos que o frotis de sangue para predicir a presenza dos parasitos da malaria, pero dependendo do fabricante son moi variables no diagnóstico da sensibilidade e especifidade, e son incapaces de dicir cantos parasitos hai.