Performance of two rapid diagnostic tests for malaria diagnosis at the China-Myanmar border area

Malaria Journal

Table 8 Detection results of malaria infections by microscopy, Malaria Pf/Pan test and Malaria Pv/Pf test in comparison with the Nested PCR (N=350)

Method	Species	Species identified by Nested PCR					Total
Method	Species	P. falciparum	P. vivax	P. falciparum + P. vivax	P. ovale	Negative	Total
Microscopy	P. falciparum	29	1	6	0	1	37
	P. vivax	0	40	9	0	1	50
	P. falciparum + P. vivax	6	0	5	0	0	11
	P. ovale	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Negative	5	11	1	0	235	252
Pv/Pf Test	P. falciparum	26	0	12	0	2	40
	P. vivax	1	33	8	0	0	42
	P. falciparum + P. vivax	6	2	0	0	0	8
	Negative	7	17	1	0	235	260
Pf/Pan Test	P. falciparum	14	0	6	0	2	22
	Pan(non-falciparum)	0	33	5	0	0	38
	P. falciparum + Pan	18	5	9	0	1	33*
	Negative	8	14	1	0	234	257
	Total	40	52	21	0	237	350

* For the Pf/Pan device, these cases had both test lines visible, suggesting they either P. falciparum single infections or P. falciparum/non-falciparum mixed infections.

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