Molecular assays | Target gene | Amplicon length (bp) | Target copies/parasite genome | LODa (parasite/µL) | References |
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P. falciparum qPCR | |||||
 Pf_18S rRNA | 18S rRNA genes | 221 | 3 | 1.57 | [2] |
 Pf_varATS | var genes | 65 |  ≥ 59 | 0.06–0.15 | [11] |
P. vivax qPCR | |||||
 Pv_18S rRNA | 18S rRNA gene | 221 | 1 | 0.13–0.92 | |
 Pv_mtCOX1 | mtCOX1 | 148 |  > 20 | 0.01–0.023 |