| Parasite stage specific limit of detection | ||||||
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rDNA copy number per reaction (parasites per reaction) | |||||||
Single Rings | Double Rings | Growing Trophozoites | Mature Trophozoites | Gametocytes | Mature Schizonts | Immature Schizonts | |
P. falciparum | 6.21 ± 2.0 (1.08 ± 0.34) | 1.74 ± 1.09 (0.29 ± 0.18) |  |  | 30 (5) |  |  |
P. vivax | 3.66 ± 2.3 (0.60 ± 0.4) |  | 4.51 ± 0.4 (0.75 ± 0.07) | 21.72 (3.6) | 0.590 (0.098) |  |  |
P. malariae | 5.90 ± 4.29 (0.95 ± 0.75) |  | 4.74 ± 2.490 (0.78 ± 0.415) | 82.2 (13.7) | 3.03 ± 1.7 (0.5 ± 0.3) | 4.475 ± 1.9 (0.705 ± 0.2) | 4.15 ± 0.94 (0.69 ± 0.16) |
P. ovale | 0.56 ± 0.18 (0.08 ± 0.02) |  | 18 ± 4.5 (3 ± 0.75) |  | 0.18 (0.03) | 6 (1) |  |