Parasite density (per µl of blood) | 18S rRNA | Pvr47/Pfr364 (NR targets) | |||||||||||
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Nested-PCR | R-qPCR | NR-cPCR | NR-qPCR | ||||||||||
Pv | Pf | #1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #2 | #3 |
1433 | 1489 | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf |
496 | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
165 | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
55 | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
18 | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
6 | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
2 | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | |
0.7 | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv | Pv | Pv + Pf | Pv + Pf | Pv | |
PCR positivity | 13/24 (54%)b | 2/24 (8%)a | 19/24 (79%)b,c | 22/24 (92%)c | |||||||||
Target positivity | 15/48 (31%)a′ | 41/48 (85%)b′ |