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Table 1 Comparison of nested PCR assay with Giemsa staining for detection of Plasmodium infection in Iranian malaria patients

From: Detection of malaria parasites by nested PCR in south-eastern, Iran: Evidence of highly mixed infections in Chahbahar district

 

Microscopical diagnosis

PCR diagnosis

P. v

P. f

P. v + P. f

Negative

Total

P. v *

61

0

1

8

70 (58.3%)

P. f **

0

12

0

0

12 (10%)

P. v + P. f

23

8

2

1

34 (28.4%)

Negative

0

0

0

4

4 (3.3%)

Total

84 (70%)

20 (16.7%)

3(2.5%)

13(10.8%)

120

  1. * P. v: P. vivax ** P. f: P. falciparum
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Malaria Journal

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