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. 1999 Jan;37(1):35–38. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.35-38.1999

TABLE 2.

Sensitivities of the thick blood filma and PCR diagnosis with ethidium bromide staining

Thick blood film result No. of samples with PCR result
Total
Positive Negative
Positive 68 0 68
Negative 26 41 67
Total 94 41 135
a

Thick blood film sensitivity is 72.3%.