Table 1 Microscopy, ICT and Real-time PCR results of samples from patients with suspected malaria
Microscopy | Parasitaemia | ICT | Real-time PCR assays | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Species | No. | Range (%) | No. | Result | No. | Species/result |
73 | Pf | 72 | <0.001–15.7 | 72 | T1 alone or T1 + T2 | 72 | Pf |
1 | 0.65 | 1 | T1 + T2 | 1 | mixed Pf + Po | ||
2 | Pv | 2 | 0.17–0.21 | 2 | T2 | 2 | Pv |
8 | Po | 1 | 0.62 | 1 | T2 | 1 | Poc |
3 | 0.12–0.21 | 3 | Negative | 3 | Poc | ||
1 | 0.40 | 1 | T2 (low intensity) | 1 | Pow | ||
1 | 0.20 | 1 | T2 | 1 | Pow | ||
1 | 0.17 | 1 | T2 | 1 | Pm | ||
1 | 0.09 | 1 | Negative | 1 | Pow | ||
1 | Pv/Po | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | T2 (low intensity) | 1 | Poc |
1 | Pm | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | Negative | 1 | mixed Pf + Pm |
2 | P. sp. | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | T1 | 1 | Pf |
1 | 0.26 | 1 | Negative | 1 | Poc | ||
2 | NA | – | 2 | T1 | 2 | Pf | |
199 | NA | – | 199 | Negative | 199 | Negative | |