Table 1
From: A low-cost, LED based, fluorescent antibody test for the detection of the five human malaria species
Parasitaemia | Stained with | Parasites/micro-field (400x magnification) | Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum (0.01%) | Pf-FITC | 0,0,1,1,2,2,2, | 1.1 ±0.8 |
P. falciparum (0.1%) | Pf-FITC | 0,1,2,3,4,5,6, | 3.0±2.1 |
P. falciparum (0.7%) | Pf-FITC | 5,7,10,12,13,16,22 | 12.1 ±5.6 |
P. falciparum (1.4%) | Pf-FITC | Too many to count | ND |
P. vivax | Plasm-FITC | 0,0,0,1,1,1,2 | 0.7±0.7 |
P. ovale | Plasm-FITC | 1,2,4,4,6,8 | 4.2±2.5 |
P. knowlesi | Plasm-FITC | 9,11,12,13,15 | 12±2.2 |