Fig. 1

Detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax by the HRP-2 and pLDH bands at different parasite densities. a P. falciparum detection by HRP-2bands in PCR positive cases stratified by microscopy density. Figures above the bars are HRP-2 positive bandscorresponding to each parasite threshold out of the total 12 PCR versus expert microscopy confirmed P. falciparum results; excludes mixed RDT infection. b. P. vivax detection by pLDH band in PCR positive cases stratified by microscopy density. Figures above the bars are the pLDH bands corresponding to each parasite threshold out of the total 11 PCR versus expert microscopy confirmed P. vivax results; none of the PCR confirmed vivax positives had parasite density >1000/μL; excludes mixed RDT infection