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Table 2 Presence of P. falciparum parasitaemia as assessed by nPCR, qPCR and PD-LAMP in community children with asymptomatic parasitaemia (CC), and positive control children with cerebral malaria (CM) or severe malarial anaemia (SMA)

From: Towards the use of a smartphone imaging-based tool for point-of-care detection of asymptomatic low-density malaria parasitaemia

Study ID

Group

Parasite presence (nPCR)

Parasite density by qPCR (parasites/µL)

PD-LAMP

7

CCa

−

0

−

8

CC

−

1

+

9

CC

−

0

−

10

CC

+

0

−

11

CC

+

0

−

12

CC

+

1

−

13

CC

+

56

+

14

CC

+

35

+

15

CC

+

12,749

+

16

CC

+

8.741

+

17

CC

+

100,669

+

18

CMb

N.D.d

377,406

+

19

SMAc

N.D.d

136,926

+

  1. − = negative for P. falciparum DNA, + = positive for P. falciparum DNA
  2. aCommunity controls
  3. bCerebral malaria
  4. cSevere malaria anaemia
  5. dNot determined