Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Source of sample | |
filter paper | 70 (77%) |
whole blood/RBC pellet * | 12 (13%) |
not reported | 9 (10%) |
Method of DNA extraction | |
Chelex | 38 (42%) |
phenol/chloroform | 17 (19%) |
commercial kit | 11 (12%) |
methanol | 1 (1%) |
not reported | 24 (26%) |
Markers used | |
msp1 alone | 2 (2%) |
msp2 alone | 20 (22%) |
msp1 and msp2 | 19 (21%) |
msp1, msp2 and glurp | 46 (51%) |
msp1, msp2 and others † | 2 (2%) |
not reported | 2 (2%) |
Interpretation of mixed results ‡ | |
always a recrudescence | 56 (62%) |
always a new infection | 17 (19%) |
> half of RP alleles match baseline § | 5 (5%) |
not reported | 13 (14%) |