Table 4.

Relationship between PCR and expert laboratory microscopy with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasite densities of less than 100 parasites/μl.

	P. falciparum		P. vivax
Expert Microscopy Resμlt	PCR Positivea	PCR Negative	PCR Positivea	PCR Negative
Microscopy Positive	24	94	71	223
Microscopy Negative	96	8,225	251	7,949

^a Samples with parasite densities greater than 100/μl by microscopy are not included in this analysis.