TABLE 1.
Comparison of PCR assays with Giemsa staining and ParaSight-F and ICT Malaria Pf (P. falciparum antigen-capture) tests for detection of Plasmodium infection in patients
| Cause of infection | No. of samples in which an organism was detected by the following methoda:
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| Microscopy | PCR detection
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P. falciparum antigen-capture assays
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| Genus specific | Pf specific | Pv specific | ParaSight-F | ICT Malaria Pf | ||
| P. falciparum | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| P. vivax | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
| Mixed (P. falciparum and P. vivax) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Plasmodium spp. detected | 52 | 52 | 18 | 36 | 24 | 19 |
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Pf, P. falciparum; Pv, P. vivax.