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. 2012 Aug 8;11:266. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-266

Table 2.

Detection comparison for QT-NASBA and RT-PCR for whole blood stored directly in guanidine RNA preservation buffer at −80 °C

  Gametocyte density/μl
10 1 0.1 negative
QT NASBA
100 (8/8)
100 (8/8)
62.5 (5/8)
0 (0/4)
RT-PCR 75 (6/8) 75 (6/8) 37.5 (3/8) 0 (0/4)