Table 7 Sensitivities of SD-Bioline and PCR-NALFIA compared to microscopy differentiated in parasitaemia
Parasitaemia | SD Bioline | PCR-NALFIA |
|---|---|---|
> 50.000 / Îĵl | 100% (3 / 3) | 100% (3 / 3) |
5000 to 50.000 / Îĵl | 100% (49 / 49) | 100% (49 / 49) |
500 to 5000 / Îĵl | 100% (22 / 22) | 100% (22 / 22) |
100 to 500 / Îĵl | 81.8% (9 / 11) | 100% (11 / 11) |
50 to 100 / Îĵl | 66.7% (2 / 3) | 100% (3 / 3) |
< 50 / Îĵl | 10.5% (2 / 19) | 26.3% (5 / 19) |