Table. Profile of Plasmodium knowlesi–positive patients, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, December 2008–February 2009*.
Patient no. | Age, y | Microscopy-based diagnosis | PCR-based diagnosis | P. knowlesi–specific PCR for quality of 153-bp band | Sequence analysis of 153-bp sequence |
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8 | 35 | P. falciparum | P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. knowlesi | Strong | P. vivax |
9 | 41 | P. falciparum | P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. knowlesi | Strong | P. vivax |
14 | 54 | P. falciparum | P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. knowlesi | Weak | P. vivax |
15 | 16 | P. falciparum | P. knowlesi, P. vivax | Weak | P. knowlesi (GU233448)† |
*All patients were men who received a diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria. †GenBank accession number.