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Table 2 DNA amplification success rate for each marker gene in baseline samples in 5 countries

From: Plasmodium falciparum msp1, msp2 and glurp allele frequency and diversity in sub-Saharan Africa

Country

Study year

n

PCR-positive samples

   

msp1 (%)

msp2 (%)

glurp (%)

   

K1

MAD20

RO33

Total

  

B*. Faso

2000

180

71

33

37

95 (53)

154 (86)

110 (61)

Malawi

2000

180

100

53

68

146(81)

145 (81)

135 (75)

São Tomé

2000

180

100

65

65

171 (95)

164 (91)

145 (81)

Tanzania

1996

60

48

30

10

50 (83)

56 (93)

45 (75)

Uganda

2000

180

100

41

27

137 (76)

160 (89)

140 (78)

Total

 

780

   

599(76.8)

679 (87)

575(73.7)

  1. Note: * B = Burkina, S = Study