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Table 3 Band intensities of immunochromatographic test strips.

From: Plasmodium vivax aldolase-specific monoclonal antibodies and its application in clinical diagnosis of malaria infections in China

 

Detection level*

Plasmodium spp. (density)

Negative

Faint

Weak

Medium

Strong

Total

P. vivax (1-499/μl)

1

9

5

  

15

P. vivax (500-1000 μl)

  

7

10

 

17

P. vivax (>1000 μl)

  

5

18

5

28

P. falciparum

19

1

   

20

P. malariae

2

    

2

Healthy uninfected persons

108

    

108

Total

130

10

17

28

5

190

  1. * Detection level: Band intensity as read independently by two readers.
  2. Microscopic smear examinations served as standard reference.