Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes were uncommon in rapid diagnostic test-negative Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Uganda

Table 2 Detection of PfHRP2 antigen by immunoassay in microscopy—positive/RDT-negative isolates

Site	Kanungu			Jinja			Tororo			All districts
Site	n (%)	MOI	PD	n (%)	MOI	PD	n (%)	MOI	PD	n	MOI	PD
PfHRP2 not detected	0	0	0	3 (60)	1.0	321	1 (3.0)	1.2	263	4	1.1	291
PfHRP2 detected	0	0	0	2 (40)	2.0	134	33 (97)	1.6	579	35	1.8	279
Total	0	0	0	5 (100)	1.4	246	34 (100)	1.6	570	39	1.7	280

n (%), number of samples; MOI, multiplicity of infection; PD, geometric mean parasite density/µL

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