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Table 5 Overview of results of the field evaluation in Thailand

From: Development, validation and evaluation of a rapid PCR-nucleic acid lateral flow immuno-assay for the detection of Plasmodium and the differentiation between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

Microscopy

     RDT

PCR-NALFIA

Total

  

Negative

P. falciparum

P. vivax

Mixed infection

 

Negative

 

260

3

6

5

274

 

Negative

257 *

2

6

5

266

 

P. falciparum

3

1

  

4

P. falciparum

  

32

  

32

 

P. falciparum

 

32

  

32

P. vivax

 

14

 

57

1

72

 

Negative

14

 

4

1

19

 

P. falciparum

  

1

 

1

 

P. vivax

  

52

 

52

P.f + P.v

  

1

 

1

2

 

P. falciparum

 

1

 

1

2

P.m + P.v

    

1

1

 

Negative

   

1

1

Total

 

274

36

63

8

381

  1. *including four RDT test failures.
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