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Table 2 Plasmodium vivax false-positive diagnoses

From: Pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Dakar, Senegal: impact on rapid malaria diagnostic tests

  Palutop+4® Microscopy RT-PCR
Identification Pan Pf Pv Diagnostic Parasitaemia Pf Pv
146/1 − + + Pf 0.8% + −
186/1 + − + Pf 0.5% + −
81/3 + + + Pf 1.4% + −
113/3 + + + Pf 2.0% + −
146/3 + + + Pf 0.06% + −
  1. Pf = Plasmodium falciparum; Pv = Plasmodium vivax; RT-PCR = real-time polymerase chain reaction.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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