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Table 1 Analytical specificity panel

From: Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR assay for the detection, identification and quantification of Plasmodium species causing malaria in humans

Reference institute or referring laboratory

Description, if applicable the survey number is shown in parentheses

Specimen type

Level of parasitaemia

Dutch Foundation for Quality Assessment in Medical Laboratories (SKML)

The Blood- and intestinal parasites scheme (n = 7)

P. falciparum (2019.1B)

Blood smear

1.9%

P. falciparum (2019.3E)

EDTA whole blood

Unknown

P. falciparum (2019.3F)

EDTA whole blood

Unknown

P. vivax (2018.1G)

EDTA whole blood

Unknown

P. ovale (2017.4B)

Blood smear

Unknown

P. knowlesi (2016.3B)

Blood smear

4.2%

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiensis (2019.1A)

Blood smear

Not applicable

UK NEQAS (n = 3)

The Blood parasitology scheme

P. malariae (5796)

Blood smear

Unknown

Loa Loa (5211)

Blood smear

Not applicable

P. falciparum + P. vivax (5844)

Blood smear

0.2%

UK NEQAS

The Malaria molecular scheme (n = 8)

No parasites (5220)

EDTA whole blood

Not applicable

No parasites (5222)

EDTA whole blood

Not applicable

No parasites (5363)

EDTA whole blood

Not applicable

No parasites (5364)

EDTA whole blood

Not applicable

P. vivax (5365)

EDTA whole blood

Unknown

P. vivax (5366)

EDTA whole blood

Unknown

P. falciparum (5221)

EDTA whole blood

0.0002%

P. knowlesi (5219)

EDTA whole blood

0.02%

Streeklab Haarlem—Laboratory for Medical Microbiology (n = 17)

P. falciparum

Blood smear

4.5%

P. falciparum

Blood smear

1.3%

P. falciparum

Blood smear

0.5%

P. falciparum

Blood smear

9.9%

P. falciparum

Blood smear

< 0.1%

P. falciparum

Blood smear

Gametocytes

P. vivax

Blood smear

Unknown

P. vivax

Blood smear

Unknown

P. vivax

Blood smear

Unknown

P. ovale

Blood smear

Unknown

P. ovale

Blood smear

Unknown

Leishmania donovani infantum

Bone marrow smear

Not applicable

Leishmania donovani infantum

Bone marrow smear

Not applicable

No parasites

Blood smear

Not applicable

No parasites

Blood smear

Not applicable

P. knowlesi

Blood smear

Unknown

Babesia microti

Blood smear

Not applicable

Biomedical Primate Research Centre (n = 2)

P. knowlesi (H strain)

Isolated DNA

Not applicable

P. cynomolgi (M strain)

Isolated DNA

Not applicable

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (n = 2)

P. ovale wallikeri

Isolated DNA

Not applicable

P. ovale curtisi

Isolated DNA

Not applicable

Labor Dr. Wisplinghoff (n = 1)

P. knowlesi

EDTA whole blood

0.3%