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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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Malaria Journal

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