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Table 3 Comparison of digital parasite density estimations on pairs of duplicate or re-sampled* slides

From: Reliable enumeration of malaria parasites in thick blood films using digital image analysis

Slide pairs

Parasite density, as parasites/μl

% discrepancy

 

Slide 1

Slide 2

 

BF5A/BF15A

179358

164800

8.1

BF6A/BF16A

451134

449335

0.4

BF7A/BF17A

295085

344674

16.8

*BF7A/BF7Ab

295085

310999

5.4

*BF8A/BF8Ab

5803

6379

9.9

*BF9A/BF9Ab

15383

12664

17.7

*BF13A/BF13Ab

67493

87849

30.2

*AMI3a/AMI3b

24676

18286

25.9

Mean

  

14.3