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Table 3 Plasmodium species repartition according to venous blood PCR selected from 45 LAMP positive 65 negative

From: Accuracy of a rapid diagnosis test, microscopy and loop-mediated isothermal amplification in the detection of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in Korhogo, Northern Côte d’Ivoire

Malaria diagnosis tools tested

Nested PCR

 

Genus

Species

N

Positive

Pf

Pm

Pf-Po

Pf-Pm

Po-Pm

Pf-Po-Pm

 

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

HRP-2-RDT

 Negative

102

37

12

01

17

02

02

03

 Positive

08

08

06

00

01

00

00

01

Microscopy

 Negative

101

36

13

01

16

01

02

03

 Positive

09

09

05

00

02

01

00

01

Pan LAMP

 Negative

65

03

03

00

00

00

00

00

 Positive

45

42

15

01

18

02

02

04

Pf LAMP

 Negative

05

04

01

01

00

00

02

00

 Positive

40

38

14

00

18

02

00

04

Nested PCR

110

45

18

01

18

02

02

04

  1. HRP-2-RDTs histidine-rich protein 2 based rapid diagnostic tests, LAMP loop mediated-isothermal amplification, N number of samples examined, n number, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pm Plasmodium malariae, Po Plasmodium ovale