Table 3.
Plasmodium species repartition according to venous blood PCR selected from 45 LAMP positive 65 negative
| Malaria diagnosis tools tested | Nested PCR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | |||||||
| N | Positive | Pf | Pm | Pf-Po | Pf-Pm | Po-Pm | Pf-Po-Pm | |
| n | n | n | n | n | n | n | ||
| HRP-2-RDT | ||||||||
| Negative | 102 | 37 | 12 | 01 | 17 | 02 | 02 | 03 |
| Positive | 08 | 08 | 06 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 01 |
| Microscopy | ||||||||
| Negative | 101 | 36 | 13 | 01 | 16 | 01 | 02 | 03 |
| Positive | 09 | 09 | 05 | 00 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 01 |
| Pan LAMP | ||||||||
| Negative | 65 | 03 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Positive | 45 | 42 | 15 | 01 | 18 | 02 | 02 | 04 |
| Pf LAMP | ||||||||
| Negative | 05 | 04 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 00 |
| Positive | 40 | 38 | 14 | 00 | 18 | 02 | 00 | 04 |
| Nested PCR | 110 | 45 | 18 | 01 | 18 | 02 | 02 | 04 |
HRP-2-RDTs histidine-rich protein 2 based rapid diagnostic tests, LAMP loop mediated-isothermal amplification, N number of samples examined, n number, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pm Plasmodium malariae, Po Plasmodium ovale