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Table 2 Interpretation of test results for Palutop+4 for the detection of P. vivax

From: Evaluation of the Palutop+4 malaria rapid diagnostic test in a non-endemic setting

 

Species

Test Line(s) visible

P. vivax

P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. malariae or no parasites detected

Only Pv-pLDH or Pv-PLDH + pan-pLDH

True positive

False positive or species-mismatch†

None or Only HRP-2 or HRP-2 + Pv-pLDH or HRP-2 + pan-pLDH or HRP-2 + Pv-pLDH + pan-pLDH or Only pan-pLDH

False negative or species-mismatch‡

True negative

  1. †Non-vivax species diagnosed as P. vivax
  2. ‡P. vivax diagnosed as non-vivax species or a mixed Plasmodium spp. Infection
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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