Table 8.
Line intensity consensus reading for the CareStart™ Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test for pan-pLDH according to parasite densities
| Line intensity readings, number of samples | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results of microscopy corrected by PCR | Negative | Faint | Weak | Medium | Strong | Total |
| All P. falciparum samples | 69 | 60 | 62 | 12 | 117 | 320 |
| Pure gametocytaemia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Asexual parasite density 0-100/μl | 36 | 17 | 3 | 56 | ||
| Asexual parasite density 101-200/μl | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 35 | |
| Asexual parasite density 201-1,000/μl | 11 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
| Asexual parasite density > 1,000/μl | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 113 | 133 |
| Asexual parasite density > 100/μl | 25 | 41 | 55 | 12 | 114 | 247 |
| All other species and no parasites seen | 188 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 270 |
| No parasites seen | 95 | 95 | ||||
| P. vivax | 15 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 76 |
| P. ovale | 62 | 11 | 3 | 76 | ||
| P. malariae | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |