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Table 3 Species-specific results among malaria genus positive samples

From: A novel, single-amplification PCR targeting mitochondrial genome highly sensitive and specific in diagnosing malaria among returned travellers in Bergen, Norway

Samples (n = 28)

Sequencing PgMt19 F3 & B3[21]

Modified species-specific 18S PCR [26]

Species-specific nested 18S PCR [10]

Microscopy

18

Pf

Pf

Pf

Pf

1

Pf

Pf + Pm

Pf + Pm

Pf

1

Pf

Negative

Negative

Pf

3

Pv

Pv

Pv

Pv

1

Pv

Pv

Pv

Negative

1

Pv

Pv

Pv

Pf + Pv

1

Pv

Pv1

Pv1

Pk2

1

Po

Po

Po

Pf + Po

1

Pm

Pm

Pm

Negative

  1. Abbreviations: Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; Pv, Plasmodium vivax; Po, Plasmodium ovale; Pm, Plasmodium malariae; Pk, Plasmodium knowlesi.
  2. 1Plasmodium knowlesi primers were not included in the assay.
  3. 2 Evaluated as inconclusive species by microscopy, but with emphasis on possible Plasmodium knowlesi infection.