Table 2 Comparison of real-time PCR and microscopy results for 1,000 patients tested for malaria at health centres, Cambodia, 2011
PCR results | Microscopy results | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | P. falciparum | P. falciparum/ P. vivax | P. vivax | ||
Negative | 578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 |
P. falciparum | 6 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 121 |
P. falciparum/ P. vivax | 6 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 62 |
P. vivax | 21 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 237 |
P. vivax/ P malariae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 611 | 153 | 7 | 229 | 1000 |