Table 6.
Identification of positive DBS samples by a two-stage hierarchy pooling scheme (pool size = 3)
| Pool ID | Result of each pool (log10 copies/mL blood) | Sample ID | Result of each member (log10 copies/mL blood) | Previously reported result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pf qRT-PCR | Pan qRT-PCR | Pf qRT-PCR | Pan qRT-PCR | |||
| 1–15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26 | ND | ND | n/a | n/a | n/a | ND |
| Pool 16 | 5.35 | 5.43 | Z076 | ND | ND | ND |
| Z077 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Z078 | 5.97 | 6.16 | Pf | |||
| Pool 18 | 3.87 | 3.57 | Z082 | ND | ND | ND |
| Z083 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Z084 | 3.87 | 4.17 | Pf | |||
| Pool 21 | ND | 5.65 | Z093 | ND | ND | ND |
| Z094 | ND | 6.27 | Non-Pf Plasmodium sp. | |||
| Z095 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Pool 24 | ND | 5.43 | Z102 | ND | 6.03 | Non-Pf Plasmodium sp. |
| Z103 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Z104 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Pool 25 | 5.02 | 5.23 | Z105 | ND | ND | ND |
| Z106 | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Z107 | 5.41 | 5.86 | Pf | |||
Pf P. falciparum, Pan pan-Plasmodium
ND not detected, n/a not applicable