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Table 3 Key points of the methodology to detect pfhrp2/3 deletions by molecular analysis

From: Impact of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions on malaria control worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

Method of malaria diagnosis/confirmation

N total

N cases

N pfhrp

Genes study by molecular analysis (Pfhrp2/Pfhrp3/pfhrp2/3/Flanking genes)

Method to test DNA quality

Elimination for parasitaemia ≤ 5 p/µL

Abdallah [19]

PCR

68

68

68

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Okoth [39]

Microscopy/PCR

203

175

175

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR, qPCR

No

Akinyi [57]

PCR

188

188

188

pfhrp2, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Amoah [74]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

558

288

288

pfhrp2, pfhrp, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Atroosh [48]

RDT, microscopy

622

189

189

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Baker [15]

RDT, microscopy

458

458

458

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

NA

NA

Baldeviano [59]

Microscopy/PCR

210

54

54

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Berhane [14]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

51

50

50

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Berzosa [21]

RDT/PCR

1724

1724

122

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Beshir [49]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

274

131

131

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

qPCR

Yes

Bharti [24]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

1521

1521

50

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

qPCR

No

Deme [38]

PCR

74

74

NA

NA

PCR

NA

Dong [58]

Microscopy/PCR

306

306

306

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Dorado [20]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

374

365

365

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Fontecha [41]

Microscopy/PCR

128

128

128

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Funwei [69]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

511

340

66

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Gupta [22]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

9124

1162

69

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Gamboa [18]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

157

157

157

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Herman [43]

RDT/PCR

9317

2695

7

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Kobayashi [52]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

5167

1189

36

pfhrp2

qPCR

Yes

Koita [28]

RDT, microscopy

723

480

37

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Kozycki [11]

RDT, microscopy

8757

3291

370

pfhrp2

PCR

Yes

Kreidenweiss [55]

RDT/PCR

200

200

95

pfhrp2

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Kumar Bharti [71]

RDT/PCR

1392

1392

1392

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Kumar [42]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

48

48

48

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Kumar [50]

RDT/PCR

140

48

48

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

qPCR

No

Laban [54]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

3292

61

61

pfhrp2

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Li [45]

RDT/PCR

97

97

97

pfhrp2, pfhrp2/3

qPCR

No

Maltha [13]

RDT, Microscopy/PCR

182

74

74

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

qPCR

No

Menegon [23]

Microscopy/PCR

144

144

144

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Murillo Solano [63]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

115

100

100

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

NA

NA

Mussa [61]

RDT/PCR

59

26

26

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Nderu [9]

PCR

400

400

400

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

PCR

NA

Nderu [60]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

80

80

80

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Owusu [47]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

401

62

8

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Okoth [44]

Microscopy/PCR

4

4

4

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Parr [46]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

7137

2752

2752

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

qPCR

No

Pati [25]

RDT, Microscopy/PCR

1058

384

384

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Plucinski [51]

RDT/PCR

1267

458

5

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

qPCR

No

Rachid Viana [40]

Two RDT, Microscopy

223

223

223

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3, flanking genes

PCR

NA

Ramutton [37]

RDT/PCR

3826

77

77

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Ranadive [53]

RDT/PCR

1353

162

9

pfhrp2

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Sáenz [56]

Microscopy/PCR

32

32

32

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR

NA

Thomson [12]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

911

718

411

pfhrp2, pfhrp3, pfhrp2/3

PCR, qPCR

Yes

Trouvay [73]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

359

221

221

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

PCR

NA

Willie [30]

RDT/PCR

169

169

137

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Willie [62]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

260

73

73

pfhrp2

PCR

NA

Wurtz [16]

RDT, microscopy/PCR

136

125

125

pfhrp2, pfhrp3

qPCR

No

  1. N total total of samples included in the study, N cases total of P. falciparum confirmed cases included in the study, N pfhrp no. of samples included for molecular analysis (PCR), pfhrp2/3 double deletion pfhrp2 + pfhrp, NA not applicable