Table 3 Comparison of results between nested PCR, ddPCR and qPCR
Samples | Total | ddPCR result | qPCR result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pv | Pk | Pv + Pk | Negative | Pv | Pk | Pv + Pk | Negative | ||
Nested PCR-confirmed Pv only | 30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Nested PCR-confirmed Pk only | 29 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
Other Plasmodium spp. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Microscopy - negative | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 73 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 12 |