From: Comparison of two malaria multiplex immunoassays that enable quantification of malaria antigens
Sample type | P. falciparum strain | Number of samples | % Positive agreement | |||
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Q-Plex | xMAP | |||||
Wild type | hrp2/hrp3 deletions | Wild type | hrp2/hrp3 deletions | |||
Whole blood | W2 (hrp2+hrp3+) | 5 | 100 | NA | 100 | NA |
Dd2 (hrp2–hrp3+) | 5 | 100 | NA | 100 | NA | |
3BD5 (hrp2–hrp3–) | 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
DBS | W2 (hrp2+hrp3+) | 5 | 100 | NA | 100 | NA |
Dd2 (hrp2–hrp3+) | 5 | 80 | NA | 100 | NA | |
3BD5 (hrp2–hrp3–) | 5 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 80 |