Table 3 Performance of microscopy and FP-PCR technique in cross-sectional surveys
Sites | Methods | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. falciparum + P. vivax | P. malariae | P. ovale | Negative | Total | Positive rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myanmar | FP-PCR | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 626 | 638 | 1.9% |
Microscopy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 638 | 1.3% | |
Thailand | FP-PCR | 13 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1,004 | 1,070 | 6.2% |
Microscopy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,066 | 1,070 | 0.04% |