Table 4 Results for sample 1: P.falciparum, parasite density 177.000/μl or "++++". Valid answers of 174 participants were included
From: External quality assessment of malaria microscopy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported result | No parasites observed | Parasite density ("plus system") | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not reported | + | ++ | +++ | ++++ | n (%) | ||
P. falciparum | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27** | 103* | 145 (83.3%) | |
P. falciparum and P. malariae | 1** | 1 (0.6%) | |||||
P. malariae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (2.3%) | |||
No species identification reported | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 (8.6%) | |||
No parasites observed | 9 | 9 (5.2%) | |||||
Total | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 116 | 174 (100%) |