Table 1.

Summary of investigations for blood samples from five malaria patients referred to the MRL following inconsistent RDT results.

Sample reference	Travel history	Carestart Pf HRP	Binax Pf HRP	Optimal Pf LDH	Carestart Pan-genus LDH	Binax Pan-genus aldolase	Optimal Pan-genus LDH
S105	Sudan	NEG	NEG	POS	POS	POS	POS
S160	Uganda	WEAK	NEG/WEAK	POS	POS	POS	POS
S194	Ethiopia	NEG	NEG	POS	POS	POS	POS
S204	Sudan	NEG	NEG	POS	POS	POS	POS
S227	Zambia	NEG	NEG	NEG	NEG	NEG	NEG

Pf: P. falciparum-specific.

LDH: parasite lactate dehydrogenase detectable by specific monoclonal antibodies (MAb) in the RDT.

Pan-genus: where RDT deploys an MAb that detects antigens from all members of the genus Plasmodium.