Skip to main content

Table 4 Comparison of time and cost for conducting each malaria diagnosis assay

From: Comparison of three molecular methods for the detection and speciation of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum

Diagnosis Method

Cost Per Sample (USD)

Set Up Costs (USD)

Preparation & Post amplification (min)

Slide examination/or Thermal cycling (min)

Total time (min)

Microscopy

0.27

3,770

15

10

25

Multiplex PCR

6.28

36,028

240

360

600

Nested PCR

7.84

36,028

270

425

695

Real-time PCR

8.76

31,031

150

120

270

  1. Prices are for products bought in Australia and Thailand and are converted to US dollars (USD). Prices include all consumables and equipment to carry out the procedures. These are the approximate times required to perform the speciation of a single sample, including DNA extraction for molecular techniques.
Back to article page

Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

Contact us