Table 3 Species identification by real-time PCR on TBF and real-time PCR on whole blood as reference method.
From: Giemsa-stained thick blood films as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR
| Â | PCR on whole blood | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR on TBF | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. ovale | P. malariae | Mixed infection | Negative | Total |
P. falciparum | 50 | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 51 |
P. vivax | Â | 25 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 25 |
P. ovale | Â | Â | 25 | Â | Â | Â | 25 |
P. malariae | Â | Â | Â | 9 | Â | Â | 9 |
Mixed infection | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 | Â | 4 |
Negative | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 20 | 21 |
Total | 50 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 135 |