Table 6 Performances of the real-time screening PCR and the genus-specific 18S rRNA nested PCR: species identification
From: An innovative tool for moving malaria PCR detection of parasite reservoir into the field
Results | Malaria PCR detection | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Species-specific18S rRNA nested PCR | Nested real-time PCR species | ||
Concordant samples | Discordant samples | ||
P. falciparum | 31 | 29 | 9 |
P. ovale | 2 | 2 | 2 |
P. falciparum/P. ovale | 3 | 3 | 1 |
P. falciparum/P. malariae | 2 | 4 | 0 |
P. falciparum/P. ovale/P. malariae | 1 | 1 | 0 |
No species | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 39 | 39 | 15 |