Table 1.

Quantitative bias for DBS samples compared to liquid samples

Sample type	Pf qRT-PCR		Pan qRT-PCR
	Bias (log10 parasites/mL blood)	95% limits of agreement	Bias (log10 parasites/mL blood)	95% limits of agreement
Serial dilutions of Pf cultures	− 0.37	− 0.86–0.12	− 0.39	− 0.91–0.14
Venous blood of infected individuals	− 0.21	− 0.73–0.31	− 0.19	− 0.93–0.55

Pf P. falciparum, Pan pan-Plasmodium