Table 1.

Interpretation of test results of the FK80 for the detection of P. falciparum

Test Line(s) visible	Species identification by microscopy corrected by PCR
	P. falciparum	P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae or no parasites detected
Only HRP-2	True positive	False positive or species-mismatch*
None or only Pv-pLDH or HRP-2 + Pv-pLDH	False negative or species-mismatch**	True negative

*Non-falciparum species diagnosed as P. falciparum

**P. falciparum diagnosed as P. vivax or as P. falciparum/P. vivax mixed infection