Table 5 Thin smear species results from Expert 1 compared with four thick smear readings
From: Pilot assessment of the sensitivity of the malaria thin film
Thin Film | Thick Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slide No. | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 | |
Negative | 1 | Neg | Pf | Pf | Pf |
2 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
3 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
4 | Pf | Po | Pf | Pf | |
5 | Pm | Pf | Pf | Pf & Pm | |
6 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
7 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
8 | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
9 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
10 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
11 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
Pf | 1 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf |
2 | Pf | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pf | |
3 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
4 | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
5 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
6 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
7 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
8 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
9 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
10 | Pf | Pf | Pf & Po | Pf | |
11 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
12 | Pf | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pf & Pm | |
13 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
14 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
15 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
16 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
17 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
18 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
19 | Pf | Pf | Pf | Pf | |
Pfm | 1 | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pm |
2 | Pf | Pf | Pf & Pm | Pf | |
3 | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm | Pf | |
Pfmo | 1 | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm |
Pfo | 1 | Pf | Pf & Po | Pf | Pf |
Pm | 1 | Pf & Pm | Pf | Pf & Pm | Pf & Pm |