Table 11 Reproducibility of the CareStart™ Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test: pan-pLDH line intensities
Readings pan-pLDH line Observer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Sample and parasite density | Observer 1 | Observer 2 | Observer 3 |
P. falciparum | |||
85 asexual parasites/μl | N N N N N | N N N N N | N N N N N |
90 asexual parasites/μl | F F F F F | F F F F F | N F F F F |
180 asexual parasites/μl | F F F F F | F F F F F | F F F F F |
200 asexual parasites/μl | W W W W W | W W F W F | F W W F F |
244 asexual parasites/μl | N N N N N | N N N N N | N N N N N |
465 asexual parasites/μl | F F W W F | F F F F F | F F F F W |
720 asexual parasites/μl | W W W W W | W F W W F | W W W W F |
4,464 asexual parasites/μl | W W W W W | W W F W W | W W F W W |
1,000,000 asexual parasites/μl | S S S S S | S S S S S | S S S S S |
P. malariae | |||
275 asexual parasites/μl | N N N N N | N N N N N | N N N N N |
1,215 asexual parasites/μl | W W W W W | F W F F F | N W F F W |
P. ovale | |||
468 asexual parasites/μl | N N N N N | N N N N N | N N N N N |
1,100 asexual parasites/μl | N N N N N | N N N N N | N N N N N |
P. vivax | |||
432 asexual parasites/μl | W W W W W | W W W W W | W W W W W |
846 asexual parasites/μl | M M M M M | M S W W W | M M W W M |