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Table 1 PCR-based species profile of malaria cases collected from areas under study

From: High proportion of knowlesi malaria in recent malaria cases in Malaysia

States

Number of malaria-positive samples by PCR (%, 95% CI)

Total

Pf

Pk

Pv

Pm

Po

Pv + Pk

Pf + Pk

Pf + Pv

Sarawak

11

80

25

0

1

3

0

0

120

 

(9.2, 6.6–11.8)

(66.7, 62.4–71.0)

(20.8, 17.1–24.5)

(0)

(0.8,–0.02–1.62)

(2.5, 1.1–3.9)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Sabah

14

82

15

1

0

1

1

1

115

 

(12.2, 9.2–15.2)

(71.3, 67.1–75.4)

(13.0, 9.9–16.1)

(0.9, 0.04–1.7)

(0)

(0.9, 0.04–1.7)

(0.9, 0.04–1.7)

(0.9, 0.04–1.7)

(100)

Selangor

18

16

74

0

1

2

0

0

111

 

(16.2, 12.8–19.6)

(14.4, 11.2–17.6 )

(66.7, 62.4–71.0)

(0)

(0.9, 0.04–1.7)

(1.8, 0.6–3.0)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Kelantan

4

40

10

0

0

2

0

0

56

 

(7.1, 4.7–9.5)

(71.4, 67.2–75.5)

(17.9, 14.4–21.4)

(0)

(0)

(3.6, 1.9–5.3)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Pahang

0

24

1

0

0

0

0

0

25

 

(0)

(96.0, 94.2–97.8 )

(4.0, 2.2–5.8)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Negeri Sembilan

1

4

4

0

0

1

0

0

10

 

(10.0, 7.2–12.8)

(40.0, 35.5–44.5)

(40.0, 35.5–44.5)

(0)

(0)

(10.0, 7.2–12.8)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Johor

0

6

2

0

0

1

0

0

9

 

(0)

(66.7, 62.4–71.0)

(22.2,18.4–26.0)

(0)

(0)

(11.1, 8.2–14.0)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Kedah

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

 

(50.0, 45.4–54.6)

(0)

(50.0, 45.4–54.6)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Terengganu

0

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

 

(0)

(80.0, 68–72)

(20.0, 16.3–23.7)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(100)

Total

49

256

133

1

2

10

1

1

453

 

(10.8, 7.2–13.7 )

(56.5, 51.9–61.1)

(29.4, 25.2–33.6)

(0.2, –0.2–0.6)

(0.4,-.0.18- 0.98)

(2.2, 0.9–3.6)

(0.2 ,–0.2–0.6)

(0.2 , –0.2–0.6)

(100)

  1. Pf = P. falciparum; Pk = P. knowlesi; Pv = P. vivax; Pm = P. malariae; Po = P.ovale; Pv + Pk = P. vivax and P. knowlesi; Pf + Pk = P. falciparum and P. knowlesi; Pf + Pv = P. falciparum and P. vivax.