Table 1 Comparison between Giemsa stain and PCR methods for detecting parasite clones in four 96-well microtiter plates.
Day post-dilution | Number of clones identified by | |
|---|---|---|
Giemsa | PCR | |
10 | 0 | 34 |
12 | 0 | 87 |
14 | 44 | 87 |
16 | 58 | 87 |
17 | 69 | |
24 | 87 | |
Day post-dilution | Number of clones identified by | |
|---|---|---|
Giemsa | PCR | |
10 | 0 | 34 |
12 | 0 | 87 |
14 | 44 | 87 |
16 | 58 | 87 |
17 | 69 | |
24 | 87 | |