Species | Blood/Qiagen | DBS/NEM | Kappa (95% CI) |
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Pf (%) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.85 (0.73–0.97) |
Pv (%) | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.86 (0.81–0.92) |
Mixed (%) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.57 (0.13–1.0) |
- Pf, Plasmodium falciparum monoinfection; Pv, P. vivax monoinfection; Mixed, Mixed Pf and Pv; DBS, Whatman 3MM dried blood spot; NEM, new extraction method; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval