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Table 2 Result of malaria slide microscopy for admission slides and all slides

From: Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria

Final microscopy result

DAY 0

N (%)

ALL SLIDES

N (%)

Negative

650 (64.7)

906(68.7)

PF trophozoites

98 (9.8)

113(8.6)

Parasitaemia/μL, geometric mean [range]

9618

[16-346737]

4688

[16-346737]

PV trophozoites

213 (21.2)

221(16.8)

Parasitaemia/μL, geometric mean [range]

2018

[16-107152]

1733

[16-107152]

PFT+PVT

6 (0.6)

7(0.5)

PMT

21(2.1)

21(1.6)

POT

7(0.7)

7(0.5)

Malaria Pigment

1(0.1)

17(1.3)

PF Gametocytes

2(0.2)

13(1.0)

PV Gametocytes

0

7(0.5)

Other1

6(0.6)

6(0.5)

  1. 1 Other:
  2. PVT, PVG, PFG 1/500 WBC
  3. PFT 45/1000 RBC; PVG 2/500; MP
  4. PFT 294, PFS 3/500 WBC, PMT 5, PMS 5, PMG 2/500 WBC, PVT 5, PVG 1/500 WBC
  5. PVT 1, PVG 12, PVS 1/500 WBC, PMT 1, PMG 4/500 WBC
  6. PFT 11, PMT 3, PMG 1, PVT 33, PVG 2/500 WBC, Very Rare MP
  7. PFT 27/1000 RBC, PMT 50/500, PMG 70/500, PMS 8/500, MP
  8. PF P.falciparum; PV P.vivax; PM P malariae; PO P.ovale; T = trophozoites