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. 2001 Aug 14;1:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-1-10

Table 3.

Comparison of the results of Determine malaria Pf and microscopic examination for malaria for 191 children with enlarged spleen.

Microscopy Result Results of Determine Test

P. falciparum Negative Totals
P. falciparum, asexual ± sexuala 80 8 88
P. vivax, asexual ± sexual 2 5 7
P. falciparum, ± sexual only 8 6 14
Negative 11 71 82
Total 101 90 191

a asexual ± sexual; asexual stages with or without sexual stage parasites.