Table 1.
Comparison of malaria diagnosis by nested PCR, microscopy, and FalciVax-RDT
| Neg | Pf | Pv | Pm | Po | Pk | Pf + Pv | Pf + Pm | Pf + Pv + Pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR* | 190 | 129 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| Microscopy* | 220 | 122 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| RDT† | 228 | 108 | 15 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – |
neg = negative; Pf = P. falciparum; Pv = P. vivax; Pm = P. malariae; Po = P. ovale; Pk = P. knowlesi; Pf + Pv = P. falciparum + P. vivax; Pf + Pm = P. falciparum + P. malariae; Pf + Pv + Pm = P. falciparum + P. vivax + P. malariae.
*
nPCR = nmicroscopy = 379.
†
nRDT = 357; diagnosis of Pm, Po, and Pk are not possible with FalciVax-RDTs.