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. 2009 May 5;8:90. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-90

Table 2.

Interpretation of test results of the FK60 for the detection of Plasmodium non-falciparum infection

Microscopy result

Test line(s) visible P. vivax, P. ovale or
P. malariae
P. falciparum or
no parasites seen



Incorrect results:
Unique pLDH line True-positives - False positive reactions among "no parasites seen"
- Species misidentifications (P. falciparum diagnosed as non-falciparum species)
Incorrect results:
No test line or
Unique HRP-2 line or
Both pLDH + HRP-2 lines
- False negative reactions among non-falciparum samples
- Species misidentification (non-falciparum species diagnosed as P. falciparum)
True-negatives