Figure 2
From: Evaluation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte detection in different patient material
Quantitative data for Pfs16-mRNA (a), the marker for all sexual stages, and for Pfs25-mRNA (b), the marker for mature sexual stages (n = 15). The amount of RNA copy numbers in 25 μL of finger-prick blood was compared to 100 μL of venous blood. The difference was not significant. The theoretical amount in 100 μL of finger-prick blood was presented to underline the different amounts in capillary and venous blood. The difference was more prominent for Pfs25-mRNA expressed in mature gametocytes than for Pfs16. 3.3 times more copy numbers could be assumed in 100 μL capillary blood compared to venous blood.