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Table 5 Relationship between Plasmodium falciparum parasites density and OptiMal-IT

From: Use of a pLDH-based dipstick in the diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up of malaria patients in Mali

Parasitemia per mm3 of blood

 

25-1000

n (%)

1025-2500

n (%)

2525-5000

n (%)

>5000

n (%)

OptiMal-IT positive

41 (89.1)

27 (100)

22 (100)

259 (100)

OptiMal-IT negative

5 (15.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)