Table 1 The sensitivities of rapid diagnostic tests compared against the levels of pLDH in detecting Plasmodium vivax infection
Sensitivity | Mean | Mean | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pLDH (ng/mL) | pLDH Ag ELISA(%) | SD Bioline (%) | OptiMAL (%) | Humasis (%) | Parasitemia (/μL) | pLDH (ng/mL) |
>5,000 (n = 40) | 40/40 (100.0) | 40/40 (100.0) | 40/40 (100.0) | 40/40 (100.0) | 6,265.1 ± 3,586.7 | 12,532.5 ± 6,286.6 |
500-5,000 (n = 59) | 59/59 (100.0) | 59/59 (100.0) | 59/59 (100.0) | 59/59 (100.0) | 5,118.9 ± 3,463.8 | 1,702.0 ± 1,001.5 |
50-500 (n = 16) | 16/16 (100.0) | 14/16 (87.5) | 14/16 (87.5) | 14/16 (87.5) | 1,613.4 ± 1,373.6 | 176.5 ± 105.7 |
<50 (n = 37) | 30/37 (81.1) | 19/37 (55.5) | 18/37 (52.7) | 19/37 (55.5) | 722.1 ± 1344.6 | 13.5 ± 9.1 |
Total (n = 152) | 145/152 (95.4) | 132/152(86.8) | 131/152 (85.5) | 132/152 (86.8) | 3,954.1 ± 3,712.5 | 3,971.5 ± 6,120.9 |
Healthy control | 100 | 0/100 | 0/100 | 0/100 | 0 | 0 |