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Table 1 Line intensity reading for Pv-pLDH lines in P. falciparum samples with parasite densities ≥2%

From: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests: Plasmodium falciparum infections with high parasite densities may generate false positive Plasmodium vivax pLDH lines

   

Line intensity readings, number of samples

 

Nr

Type

Nr of samples tested

Faint

Weak

Medium

Strong

Total positive (% of total samples)

1

Two-band

84

7

4

1

4

16 (19.0%)

2

Three-band

85

    

0

3

Three-band

85

    

0

4

Three-band

66

2

 

5

4

11 (16.7%)

5

Four-band

85

    

0

6

Four-band

85

8

13

  

21 (24.7%)

7

Four-band

79

19

3

1

 

23 (29.1%)

8

Four-band

85

2

5

  

7 (8.2%)

9

Four-band

82

1

5

1

 

7 (8.5%)

  1. Two-band: Pv-pLDH test line; Three-band: Pv-pLDH and HRP-2 test line; Four-band: Pv-pLDH, HRP-2 and pan-pLDH test line.