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Table 1 Mean (standard deviation) counts and differences for manual and automatic counting methods

From: Automated counting for Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence experiments

ICAM-1 Concentration

Method

ProPlus - Manual

SXM - Manual

 

Manual

ProPlus

SXM

difference

95% reference range

difference

95% reference range

0

27 (14)

27 (20)

92 (40)

0 (11)

-22 to 22 [-81% to 81%]

65 (32)

2 to 128 [7% to 474%]

12.5

495 (634)

473 (641)

538 (618)

-21 (83)

-186 to 144 [-38% to 29%]

43 (77)

-110 to 197 [-22% to 40%]

25

1723 (701)

1574 (646)

1596 (645)

-150 (318)

-786 to 487 [-46% to 28%]

-127 (192)

-510 to 257 [-30% to 15%]

50

4577 (1086)

4730 (1349)

4176 (946)

152 (553)

-954 to 1258 [-21% to 27%]

-401 (289)

-979 to 177 [-21% to 4%]