From: Giemsa-stained thick blood films as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR
 | Microscopy |  | ||||||
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PCR on TBF | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. ovale | P. malariae | Mixed infection | Plasmodium spp. | Negative | Total |
P. falciparum | 51 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 51 |
P. vivax | Â | 24 | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 25 |
P. ovale | Â | Â | 24 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 25 |
P. malariae | Â | Â | Â | 9 | Â | Â | Â | 9 |
Mixed infection | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 | Â | Â | 4 |
Negative | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 20 | 21 |
Total | 51 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 135 |