Table 1 Parascreen™ diagnosis results and comparison with diagnosis by PCR and EM.
Results by Parascreen™ | PCR | EM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | P.vivax | P.falciparum | Mixed | Negative | P.vivax | P.falciparum | ||
Negative | 250 | 230 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 16 | 4 |
non-P. falciparum | 70 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 3 |
P. falciparum | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Total | 332 | 232 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 234 | 83 | 15 |