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Table 1 Parasite species by microscopy, RDT and PCR

From: Risk factors for malaria in high incidence areas of Viet Nam: a case–control study

 

Pf

Microscopy

Negative

Total

Pv

PfPv

PCR

 Pf

586

14 17

 

22

639

 Pv

13

331

6

9

359

 PfPv

19

6

7

0

32

 PfPm

0

1

0

0

1

 Negative

0

0

0

969

969

 Total

618

352

30

1000

2000

RDT

 Pf

464

0

5

7

476

 Pv

0

297

0

1

298

 PfPv

2

1

23

0

26

 Negative

0

0

1

743

744

 Not done

152

54

1

249

456

 Total

618

352

30

1000

2000

  1. Bold indicates agreement between microscopy and PCR and microscopy and RDT
  2. Pf:  P. falciparum, Pv: P. vivax, Pm: P. malariae