Table 3. MSP10 N-Terminal oligonucleotide and AuNPs were able to detect P. vivax in urine with higher sensitivity, specificity and lower cross-reactivity than C-Terminal oligonucleotide of MSP10.

	Origin	MSP10 N-Terminal oligonucleotide Detection	MSP10 C-Terminal oligonucleotideDetection
Urine Samples Positive for P. vivax	Iquitos, Peru	26	20
		(26/31: 84%)	(20/31: 65%)
Urine Samples Positive for P. falciparum	Ghana	3	5
		(3/14: 21%)	(5/14: 36%)
South American Negative Urine Samples	Peru	1	1
		(1/36: 3%)	(1:36: 3%)
African Negative Urine Samples	Ghana	0	0
		(0/9: 0%)	(0/9: 0%)