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Table 3 Quantification of parasitaemia in a experimental infected subject, over 10 days and 19 time points with two rt-qPCR assays

From: A real-time, quantitative PCR method using hydrolysis probes for the monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum load in experimentally infected human volunteers

 

Hydrolysis probe assay

SYBR Green assay

Dilutions ( 3 × replicates )

Replicates positive

Cp,(SD)

Quant value (SD)

Replicates positive

Cp,(SD)

Quant value (SD)

Specific melt 82°C

Pre-infection

0/3

ND

 

3/3

36.8 (0.13)a

False Positive

0/3

Day 3 AM

1/3

39.6 (n/a)

18 (n/a)

3/3

37.4 (0.29)a

10 (3)

2/3

Day 3 PM

2/3

38.1 (1.2)

60 (40)

3/3

36.8 (0.44)a

20 (7)

0/3

Day 4 AM

3/3

38.4 (0.59)

40 (20)

3/3

36.8 (0.83)a

20 (15)

1/3

Day 4 PM

0/3

ND

 

3/3

36.3 (0.23)a

False Positive

2/3

Day 5 AM

3/3

33.9 (0.27)

900 (180)

3/3

33.2 (0.45)

320 (100)

3/3

Day 5 PM

3/3

33.2 (0.04)

1400 (40)

3/3

32.3 (0.64)

700 (300)

3/3

Day 6 AM

3/3

37.7 (0.85)

70 (40)

3/3

36.9 (0.80)a

20 (13)

2/3

Day 6 PM

3/3

30.3 (0.14)

10100 (1000)

3/3

29.6 (0.68)

5900 (3000)

3/3

Day 7 AM

3/3

29.2 (0.23)

22000 (3300)

3/3

27.3 (0.30)

32000 (7600)

3/3

Day 7 PM *

3/3

31.2 (0.07)

5600 (270)

3/3

29.8 (0.62)

4900 (2100)

3/3

Day 7 PM+6 hrs

3/3

33.5 (0.55)

1200 (400)

3/3

31.7 (0.19)

1100 (160)

3/3

Day 8 AM

3/3

34.8 (0.13)

460 (40)

3/3

33.0 (0.39)

400 (130)

3/3

Day 8 AM+6 hrs

3/3

35.7 (0.91)

300 (140)

3/3

34.4 (0.30)

130 (30)

3/3

Day 8 PM

3/3

37.1 (1.42)

130 (100)

3/3

34.4 (0.45)

140 (40)

3/3

Day 9 AM

2/3

38.9 (0.38)

30 (20)

3/3

35.0 (0.10)a

80 (6)

2/3

Day 9 PM

1/3

39.35 (n/a)

20 (n/a)

3/3

36.1 (0.44)a

40 (10)

1/3

Day 10 AM

1/3

39.05 (n/a)

30 (n/a)

3/3

37.0 (1.08)a

20 (18)

1/3

Day 10 PM

0/3

ND

 

3/3

36.8 (0.09)a

False Positive

1/3

  1. *Administration of anti-malarial treatment at this time point.
  2. a Indicates nonspecific melting peaks of 79°C obtained by melting curve analysis of replicates tested.
  3. Cp = Crossing point
  4. n/a = not applicable
  5. SD = Standard Deviation
  6. ND = Not Detected