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Table 8 Distribution of pLDH ELISA in microscopically positive and negative blood donors

From: Is a Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA)-based assay a valid tool for detecting risky malaria blood donations in Africa?

pLDH ELISA index

Positive donors

Negative donors

 

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

>20

45

15.3

2

0.01

10-20

24

8.1

2

0.01

1-10

161

54.6

737

33.2

0.7-0.99

64

21.7

558

25.1

Negative

1

0.3

921

41.5

TOTAL

295

 

2,220

 
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Malaria Journal

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