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Table 1 Comparison of a subset of samples examined by both microscopy and PCR (n = 1784).

From: A large proportion of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections with low and sub-microscopic parasite densities in the low transmission setting of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands: challenges for malaria diagnostics in an elimination setting

 

Microscopy

  

Pf

Pv

Pf + Pv

Neg

 

PCR

Pf

36

19

0

63

118

 

Pv

4

135

0

23

162

 

Pf + Pv

5

24

0

10

39

 

Neg

0

33

0

1432

1465

 

Total

45

211

0

1528

1784

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Malaria Journal

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