Table 5.
Prevalence ofP. falciparumandP. vivaxgametocytes among isolates collected in dry and wet seasons
| Diagnostic method | Dry season | Wet season | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n |
% positive* |
n |
% positive* |
|
|
Microscopy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. falciparum gametocyte |
3 |
6.4 |
3 |
7.7 |
0.81 |
|
P. vivax gametocyte |
17 |
34 |
13 |
32.5 |
0.88 |
|
Single nested RT-PCR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. falciparum gametocyte |
40 |
85.1 |
35 |
89.7 |
0.52 |
|
P. vivax gametocyte |
46 |
92 |
36 |
90 |
0.74 |
|
Multiplex nested RT-PCR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. falciparum gametocyte |
42 |
89.4 |
35 |
89.7 |
0.95 |
|
P. vivax gametocyte |
46 |
92 |
36 |
90 |
0.74 |
|
18S rRNAPCR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. falciparum |
47 |
− |
39 |
− |
− |
| P. vivax | 50 | − | 40 | − | − |
* total number of positives for a given species by 18S rRNA PCR.
- denotes not applicable.