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Comparison of P. falciparum and P. vivax detection by Malaria Ag Pf/Pv(pLDH/pLDH) and microscopic examination (n=1,129)
| Microscopic examination* | No. sample | Pf(pLDH) | Pv(pLDH) | ||
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| Result | No. positive | No. negative | No. positive | No. negative | |
| P. falciparum | 191 | 183 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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| P. vivax | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
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| Negative | 843 | 0 | 843 | 0 | 843 |
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| Total | 1,129 | 183 | 851 | 95 | 843 |
These samples were tested and confirmed using nested-PCR.
