Table 7 Line intensity consensus reading for the CareStart™ Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test for HRP-2 according to parasite densities
Line intensity readings, number of samples | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Results of microscopy corrected by PCR | Negative | Faint | Weak | Medium | Strong | Total |
All P. falciparum samples | 36 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 139 | 320 |
Pure gametocytaemia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Asexual parasite density 0-100/μl | 17 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 56 |
Asexual parasite density 101-200/μl | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
Asexual parasite density 201-1,000/μl | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 79 |
Asexual parasite density > 1,000/μl | 1 | 20 | 29 | 83 | 133 | |
Asexual parasite density > 100/μl | 14 | 5 | 44 | 56 | 128 | 247 |
All other species and no parasites seen | 267 | 2 | 1 | 270 | ||
No parasites seen | 95 | 95 | ||||
P. vivax | 74 | 1 | 1 | 76 | ||
P. ovale | 75 | 1 | 76 | |||
P. malariae | 23 | 23 | ||||