Table 2.

Discordant analysis of microscopy, NINA-LAMP and nested PCR for detection of Plasmodium parasite at Kola Diba Health Centre, northwest Ethiopia, 2014

	Microscopy and nested PCR (−), NINA LAMP (+)	Microscopy and NINA-LAMP (+), nested PCR (−)	Microscopy and NINA-LAMP (−), Nested PCR (+)	Nested PCR and NINA-LAMP (+), Microscopy (−)	Negative result by three methods
Primary analysis in Gondar for pan (n)	7	1	1	1	43
Primary analysis in Gondar for Pf (n)	13	0	0	1	56
Repeat testing in Calgary for pan (n)	0	1	1	1	50
Repeat testing in Calgary for Pf (n)	0	0	0	1	69

(−) means negative result, (+) means positive result, n = number of patient samples.