From: Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™
No. of cases identified based on PCR examination | |||||||
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Microscopy results | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. knowlesi | P. malariae | P. falciparum and P. vivax | Negative | No. of cases identified by microscopy |
P. falciparum | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 |
P. vivax | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
P. malariae | 6 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
P.vivax and P. malariae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
P. falciparum and P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 68 | 64 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 189 |