Table 1.
Comparison of diagnostic results from microscopy and two nested PCR results in 204 PCD cases
|
Method |
Result |
Nested PCR (using DNA purified by kit) |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. falciparum | P. vivax | Mix of Pf & Pv | Negative | |||
| Microscopy |
P. falciparum |
45 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
58 |
|
P. vivax |
4 |
74 |
14 |
1 |
93 |
|
|
Mix of Pf & Pv |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
|
| |
Negative |
5 |
5 |
2 |
23 |
35 |
| Nested PCR (using blood filter papers) |
P. falciparum |
68 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
78 |
|
P. vivax |
0 |
82 |
11 |
0 |
93 |
|
|
Mix of Pf & Pv |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
Negative |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
26 |
|
| Total | 68 | 83 | 28 | 25 | 204 | |