TABLE 1.
Detailed comparison of microscopy, RDT, and LAMP for malaria parasite detection and species identification
| Parasite(s) detected by microscopy, RDT, and LAMPa (no. of samples; n = 219 blood samples) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Microscopy | LAMP | RDT |
| P. falciparum (16) | P. falciparum (14), negativeb (2) | P. falciparum (16) |
| P. falciparum + P. vivax (1) | P. falciparum + P. vivax (1) | P. falciparum + P. vivax (1) |
| P. vivax (52) | P. vivax (51), negativec (1) | P. vivax (52) |
| P. malariae (1) | P. malariae (1) | Negatived (1) |
| Negative (149) | Negative (149) | Negative (146), P. falciparume (2), P. vivaxf (1) |
a
Each row displays results obtained from identical blood samples. Discordant results between LAMP and RDT are shown in boldface.
b
Positive for P. falciparum by nested PCR.
c
Positive for P. vivax by nested PCR.
d
The RDT can detect only P. falciparum and P. vivax, and this sample was positive for P. malariae by nested PCR.
e
Negative for P. falciparum by nested PCR.
f
Negative for P. vivax by nested PCR.