Table 2 Diagnosis of malaria by different methods
| Â | XN-31p (venous blood) | XN-31p (capillary blood) | Microscopy | RDT | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plasmodium positive; n (%) | 18 (10.7) | 18 (10.7) | 16 (9.47) | 18 (10.7) | 23 (13.6) |
 P. falciparum | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
 Others* | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
 P. malariae | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
 P. ovale | – | – | 0 | – | 3 |
 P. falciparum +  P. malariae | – | – | 0 | – | 1 |
MI-RBC Abn Scattergram | 5 | 11 | – | – | – |
Negative | 146 | 140 | 153 | 151 | 146 |
Parasitaemia (parasite/μL); median (IQR) | 21,774 (9,490 −101,973) | 21,357 (9,262 −104,193) | 2,356 (1,004 −18,910) | – | – |
Parasitaemia (%iRBC); median (IQR) | 0.44 (0.20–1.8) | 0.45 (0.19–1.8) | 0.27 (0.15–0.92) | – | – |