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Table 1 Comparison of diagnosis of Plasmodium species by microscopy and PlasmoNex™ for the samples collected from eastern and central Sabah (N = 189)

From: Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™

 

No. of cases identified based on PCR examination

Microscopy results

P. falciparum

P. vivax

P. knowlesi

P. malariae

P. falciparum and P. vivax

Negative

No. of cases identified by microscopy

P. falciparum

62

2

4

0

0

5

73

P. vivax

0

58

3

0

0

3

64

P. malariae

6

3

35

2

0

3

49

P.vivax and P. malariae

0

1

0

0

1

0

2

P. falciparum and P. vivax

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Total

68

64

42

2

2

11

189