Table 2 Detection of Plasmodium DNA by real-time and conventional PCR assays in patients at day of inclusion
Conventional PCR, no. of patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genus-specific primers | P. falciparum- specific primers | ||||
POS(a) | NEG(b) | POS(a) | NEG(b) | ||
Real-Time PCR | P. falciparum | 71 | 1 | 68 | 4 |
Non-P. falciparum sp. | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
Mixed Plasmodium sp.(c) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
NEG(b) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |