Table 2.

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

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

*Non-vivax species diagnosed as P. vivax

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