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Table 2 Positive results of ELISA and IFAT rates according to infecting Plasmodium species

From: A new ELISA kit which uses a combination of Plasmodium falciparum extract and recombinant Plasmodium vivax antigens as an alternative to IFAT for detection of malaria antibodies

Species (# cases; %)

ELISA

IFAT

P. falciparum (66 cases; 69.5%)

95.5%

63/66

95.5%

63/66

P. vivax (24 cases, 21%)

75%

18/24

25%

6/24

P. ovale (2 cases; 2.1%)

100%

2/2

100%

2/2

P. malariae (2 cases; 2.1%)

100%

2/2

100%

2/2

Mixed (1 case * ; 1%)

100%

1/1

100%

1/1

  1. * P. falciparum plus P. malariae
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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