Table 2 Parasitaemia of blood donations detected with different diagnostic methods
Diagnostic tool | Median/IQR (parasites/µL)a | Geometric mean (parasites/µL)b | Range (parasites/µL) |
|---|---|---|---|
qPCR-PfvarATS | 4.6 [0.8–49.0] | 5.6 [2.6–12.1] | 0.06–3707.0 |
qPCR-Pspp18S | 7.8 [1.3–65.1] | 9.5 [4.5–19.8] | 0.07–3707.0 |
RDT combinedc | 134.6 [65.1–536.5] | 181.7 [68.98–478.7] | 11.16–3707.0 |
HRP2-RDTd | 112.5 [52.2–331.2] | 106.0 [42.4–265.1] | 11.16–3707.0 |
HRP2/LDH-RDTe | 850.4 [244.1–3707.0] | 916.3 [31.11–26990.0] | 244.1–3707.0 |
Microscopy | 380.1 [145.4–2909.0] | 478.7 [44.03–5205.0] | 112.5–3707.0 |