Table 4 Accuracy of Plasmodium species identification with the different qPCR methods studied compared to Plasmodium Typage (Bio-Evolution)
Plasmodium Typage (Bio-Evolution) | Ampliquick® Malaria | In-house HRM qPCR | In-house TaqMan qPCR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum (n = 73) | Pf+/Pan+ | 73 | Pf+/Pan+ | 73 | Pf+/Pan+ | 71 |
Pf+ | 2 | |||||
P. ovale (n = 36) | Pan+ | 36 | Pan+ | 36 | Pan+ | 36 |
P. vivax (n = 8) | Pan+ | 8 | Pan+ | 8 | Pan+ | 8 |
P. malariae (n = 15) | Pan+ | 15 | Pan+ | 15 | Pan+ | 14 |
Pf+/Pan+ | 1 | |||||
P. falciparum + P. malariae (n = 2) | Pf+/Pan+ | 2 | Pf+/Pan+ | 2 | Pf+/Pan+ | 2 |
P. falciparum + P. malariae + P. ovale (n = 1) | Pf+/Pan+ | 1 | Pf+/Pan+ | 1 | Pf+/Pan+ | 1 |