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Table 1 Results of different diagnostic methods

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in illegal gold miners in French Guiana in 2015: a hidden but critical malaria reservoir

 

RDT n (%)

Thick smear n (%)

PCR n (%)

Positive rate

18 (4.3)

17 (4.1)

94 (22.3)

 95 % CI

(2.3–6.2)

(2.2–5.9)

(18.3–22.3)

Plasmodium species

 P. falciparum

8 (44.4)

7 (41.2)

45 (47.9)

 Presence of gametocytes

4 (57)*

 

 P. falciparum/P. vivax

0

10 (10.6)

 P. vivax

10 (55.6)

10 (58.8)

35 (37.2)

 Presence of gametocytes

8 (80)*

 

 P. malariae

0

3 (3.2)

 P. vivax/P. malariae

0

1 (1.1)

  1. * Percentages of gametocyte presence did not differ significantly between 57 and 80 % (p = 0.71)
  2. RDT rapid diagnostic test; PCR polymerase chain reaction
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