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Table 2 Results of All Plasmodium qPCR and speciation of malaria-positive samples by stratum

From: Low prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale mono-infections among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based, cross-sectional study

 

Microscopy+

pfldh PCR−

Microscopy−

pfldh PCR−

Microscopy+

pfldh PCR+

Microscopy−

pfldh PCR+

Total

All Plasmodium qPCR

Negative

6

258

264

Positive

9

43

89

61

202

Species-specific PCR

P. falciparum only

4

24

48

49

125

P. malariae only

0

5

0

0

5

P. ovale only

1

2

0

0

3

P. falciparum + P. malariae

4

2

23

5

34

P. falciparum + P. ovale

0

7

9

2

18

P. falciparum + P. malariae + P. ovale

0

0

9

4

13

Mono-infections + Mixed

P. falciparum total

8

33

89

60

190

P. malariae total

4

7

32

9

52

P. ovale total

1

9

18

6

34

Indeterminate

0

3

0

1

4

Total

15

301

89

61

466