Table 3.

Interpretation of test results of Palutop+4 for the detection of P. ovale and P. malariae

Test Line(s) visible	Species
	P. ovale or P. malariae	P. falciparum, P. vivax or no parasites detected
Only pan-pLDH	True positive	False positive or species-mismatch†
Any other possibility except "only pan-pLDH"	False negative or species-mismatch‡	True negative

†P. falciparum or P. vivax diagnosed as P. ovale or P. malariae

‡P. ovale or P. malariae diagnosed as P. falciparum or P. vivax or a mixed infection with one of these Plasmodium spp.