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. 1999 Oct;37(10):3260–3264. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3260-3264.1999

TABLE 2.

Matrix comparing results of SnM-PCR with those of microscopya

Microscopy result No. of samples with PCR result
Total
Neg F M O V FM FO FV FMV
Neg 86 20 8 1 1 116
F 1 29 1 2 3 36
M 1 7 1 1 10
O 3 3
V 9 9
FO 1 1
FMV 1 1
Psp 5 8 1 1 1 16
 Total 92 59 16 6 10 4 1 3 1 192
a

Neg, negative; F, positive for P. falciparum; M, positive for P. malariae; O, positive for P. ovale; V, positive for P. vivax; Psp, Plasmodium species not determined.