Table 3.

Samples tested: results of species identification by microscopy versus PCR

	Results corrected by PCR
Results of microscopy	Negative	P. falciparum	P. vivax	P. ovale	P. malariae	Total
Negative	95					95
P. falciparum		320				320
P. vivax			72	7		79
P. ovale			4	69		73
P. malariae					23	23
Total	95	320	76	76	23	590