Table 6 Identification of positive DBS samples by a two-stage hierarchy pooling scheme (pool size = 3)
Pool ID | Result of each pool (log10 copies/mL blood) | Sample ID | Result of each member (log10 copies/mL blood) | Previously reported result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pf qRT-PCR | Pan qRT-PCR | Pf qRT-PCR | Pan qRT-PCR | |||
1–15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26 | ND | ND | n/a | n/a | n/a | ND |
Pool 16 | 5.35 | 5.43 | Z076 | ND | ND | ND |
Z077 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Z078 | 5.97 | 6.16 | Pf | |||
Pool 18 | 3.87 | 3.57 | Z082 | ND | ND | ND |
Z083 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Z084 | 3.87 | 4.17 | Pf | |||
Pool 21 | ND | 5.65 | Z093 | ND | ND | ND |
Z094 | ND | 6.27 | Non-Pf Plasmodium sp. | |||
Z095 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Pool 24 | ND | 5.43 | Z102 | ND | 6.03 | Non-Pf Plasmodium sp. |
Z103 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Z104 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Pool 25 | 5.02 | 5.23 | Z105 | ND | ND | ND |
Z106 | ND | ND | ND | |||
Z107 | 5.41 | 5.86 | Pf | |||