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. 2016 Dec 16;6:39183. doi: 10.1038/srep39183

Table 1. Samples analyzed for this study.

Sample Type Pf Pv Description
P. falciparum culture 1   NF54 parasite culture, 4.9% parasitemia, mixed stages. Dilution in uninfected whole blood before extraction, and dilution in H2O after extraction
qPCR positive samples 63 53 Samples positive by qPCR, selected from across the range of densities observed in humans. Collected in PNG and Thailand.
LM count samples 28 21 Medium-high density samples, parasites counted by expert microscopy in 0.25 μL blood. These samples are a subset of the qPCR positive samples above.
Cross-sectional samples 150 150 Cross-sectional survey in PNG, including individuals >6 months of age