Table 2 Result for the methods used for diagnosis
PCR | Microscopy analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Negative | Plasmodium vivax | Plasmodium falciparum | Mixed infection | Total |
Negative | 268 (85.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 268 (85.6%) |
P. vivax | 22 (7.0%) | 14 (4.4) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 36 (11.5%) |
P. falciparum | 3 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (1.6%) |
Mixed infection | 3 (1.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.2%) |
Total | 296 (94.5%) | 15 (4.8%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 313 (100%) |