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Table 2 Distribution of 62 selected P. falciparum isolates/lines from different regions of India and their minimum detection limit in RDTs

From: Genetic variation in histidine rich proteins among Indian Plasmodium falciparum population: possible cause of variable sensitivity of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

RDTs detection limit

No. of P. falciparum isolates

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Gujarat

West Bengal

Orissa

Karnataka

Malaria Parasite Bank

Total

62 p/μl

4

0

0

0

0

3

0

7

125 p/μl

10

2

3

2

8

9

2

36

250 p/μl

3

1

1

1

1

2

0

9

500 p/μl

3

2

0

1

1

3

0

10

Total

20

5

4

4

10

17

2

62

  1. ( Individual detection limits are given as Additional file 1: Table S1).