Table 3 PfHRP2 RDT and Microscopy results against PCR results of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3

From: Detection of high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletions in Assosa zone, Ethiopia: implication for malaria diagnosis

PCR results	PfHRP2 RDTs		Microscopy
PCR results	No positive	No negative	No positive	No negative
Pfhrp2 exon 2
Positive	129	50	125	54
Negative	3	36	6	33
Pfhrp3 exon 2
Positive	121	77	117	81
Negative	11	9	14	6
Pfhrp2 exon1-2
Positive	103	6	104	5
Negative	29	80	27	82
Pfhrp3 exon1-2
Positive	130	79	129	80
Negative	2	7	2	7

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