Evaluation of a haemozoin-based rapid diagnostic test for diagnosis of imported malaria during the phase of prevention of reestablishment in Sri Lanka

Table 1 Parasitological information of the individuals that were detected by different malaria diagnostic tests

Serial no	Species	Microscopy		Care-Start RDT		Gazelle	PCR
Serial no	Species	Density at diagnosis	Stages	HRP2	LDH	Density range	Confirmed species
1	P. vivax	1904/μL	T/G	−	+	Positive	P. vivax
2	P. falciparum	339.8/μL	G	+	+	Positive	P. falciparum
3	P. falciparum	96/μL	R	+	−	Negative	P. falciparum
4	P. falciparum	1188/μL	R	+	−	Negative	P. falciparum
5	P. falciparum	9170/μL	R	+	+	Positive	P. falciparum
6	P. malariae	624/μL	T/S/G	−	+	Positive	P. malariae
7	P. falciparum	54698/μL	R	+	+	Positive	P. falciparum
8	P. ovale	901/μL	T/S/G	−	+	Positive	P. ovale
9	P. ovale	4815/μL	T/S/G	−	+	Positive	P. ovale

R Ring stage, T Trophozoite stage, S Schizont stage, G Gametocyte stage of malaria parasites, HRP2 Histidine Rich Protein 2, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase enzyme

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