Table 4 Percentage of readings by species and reading on thick smear
From: Pilot assessment of the sensitivity of the malaria thin film
Result | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 | Any One* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Pf | 80% | 81% | 86% | 86% | 64% |
Pfm | 17% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 28% |
Pfmo | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Pfo | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 6% |
Pm | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% |
Po | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3% |