Table 5 Average Ct and parasitaemia in positive samples by PET-PCR and negative by microscopy and/or nPCR
From: PET-PCR reveals low parasitaemia and submicroscopic malarial infections in Honduran Moskitia
Light microscopy negative | nPCR negative | LM negative / nPCR negative | |
|---|---|---|---|
Average Ct | 37.91 [33.45–41.46] | 35.13 [26.0–43.1] | 39.04 [35.9–41.5] |
Parasites/µL | 0.94 [0.1–18.25] | 5.2 [0.1–32.0] | 0.30 [0.1–3.4] |