Table 3 Misdiagnosis when all malaria cases diagnosed firstly at lower levels of CDCs and hospitals in Jiangsu
Initial diagnosis | Confirmed diagnosis by PCR | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. ovale sp. | P. malariae | P. falciparum | P. vivax | ||
P. ovale | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
P. malariae | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
P. falciparum | 35 | 10 | 1054 | 5 | 1104 |
P. vivax | 43 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 115 |
Total | 109 | 28 | 1058 | 65 | 1260 |