Table 1 Comparison of diagnostic results from microscopy and two nested PCR results in 204 PCD cases
Method | Result | Nested PCR (using DNA purified by kit) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | P. vivax | Mix of Pf & Pv | Negative | |||
Microscopy | P. falciparum | 45 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 58 |
P. vivax | 4 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 93 | |
Mix of Pf & Pv | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
Negative | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 35 | |
Nested PCR (using blood filter papers) | P. falciparum | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 78 |
P. vivax | 0 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 93 | |
Mix of Pf & Pv | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Negative | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 26 | |
Total | 68 | 83 | 28 | 25 | 204 | |