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Table 3 Numbers of P. falciparum samples generating false positive Pv-pLDH lines according to geographic origin

From: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests: Plasmodium falciparum infections with high parasite densities may generate false positive Plasmodium vivax pLDH lines

 

Numbers of samples tested*

Origin (region)

Total

Negative

Positive** (% of total samples)

East Africa

5

5

0

Middle Africa

22

10

12 (54.5)

Southern Africa

4

4

0

West Africa

34

14

20 (58.8)

West Asia

1

1

0

No data

19

9

10 (52.6)

All samples

85

43

42 (49.4)

  1. * Nine RDT brands were tested with a panel of 85 samples
  2. ** Defined as a sample with a false positive Pv-pLDH line in ≥1 RDT brand