Table 2.
Positive test: n (%) [N = 858] |
Plasmodium spp. | Species-specific | Non-P.f. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. malariae | |||
Microscopy | 23 (2.7%) | 23 (2.7%) c | 1 (0.1%) c | 0 (0%) | N/A |
cRDTa | 21 (2.4%) | 21 (2.4%) c | 1 (0.1%) c | N/A | N/A |
hsRDTb | N/A | 26 (3.0%) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
LAMP | 45 (5.2%) | 36 (4.2%) | N/A | N/A | 9 (1.0%) |
nPCR | 36 (4.2%) | 30 (3.5%) c | 4 (0.5%) c | 3 (0.3%) | N/A |
qRT-PCR | 47 (5.5%) | 39 (4.5%) d | N/A | N/A | 9 (1.0%) d |
cRDT conventional Rapid Diagnostic Test, hsRDT highly sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test, nPCR nested Polymerase Chain Reaction, LAMP Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, qRT-PCR Quantitative Reverse Transcription polymerase chain reaction
aOnly P. falciparum and P. vivax. bOnly P. falciparum detected. Five samples (0.6%) with indeterminate results. cIncludes one mixed infection of P. falciparum and P. vivax. dIncludes one mixed infection of P. falciparum and non-P. falciparum species