TABLE 1.
Overall numbers of screening results comparing the Paracheck Pf and the present amperometric immunosensor method
| Microscopy resulta (no. of samples) | No. of samples with Paracheck Pf test result of:
|
No. of positive samples detected by Paracheck Pf at:
|
No. of samples with amperometric immunosensor result of:
|
No. of positive samples detected by amperometric immunosensor at:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pf −ve | Pf +ve | Unclear | 1:10b | 1:50b | Pf −ve | Pf +ve | Unclear | 1:10b | 1:50b | |
| Pf +ve (43) | 5 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 36 |
| Pf −ve (70) | 57 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 3 | ||||
a
Pf +ve, P. falciparum positive; Pf −ve, P. falciparum negative.
b
Sample dilution.