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. 2022 Dec 5;21:371. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04399-w

Table 2.

Molecular characterization of P. falciparum cases, stratified by RDT result

Pf positive RDT result False-negative RDT result All
DBS processed 255 15 270
Species qPCR
 P. falciparum 245 (96.1%) 15 (100%) 260 (96.3%)
 Pf–Pv mixed infections 7 (2.7%) 0 (0) 7 (2.6%)
 Negative 3 (1.2%) 0 (0) 3 (1.1%)
 Ct (Pf), median [IQR] 28.1 [26.6–29.9] 30.0 [I27.5–31.4] 28.2 [26.7–30.0]
hrp2/3 PCR positivity
 pfhrp2 exon2 252/252 (100%) 14/15 (93.3%) 266/267 (99.6%)
 pfhrp3 exon2 252/252 (100%) 14/15 (93.3%) 266/267 (99.6%)
HRP2 plasma ng/mL, median [IQR] 54.5 [15.2–226.0]a 11.8 [2–14.9] 26.0 [11.9–209.7]

an = 44