Method | Specimen (n = 120) | Result | Nested PCR (blood) | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. falciparum + P. vivax | Negative |  |
Microscopy | Blood | P. falciparum | 41 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 46 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 |  | Negative | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
Nested PCR | Saliva (in ethanol) | P. falciparum | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 |  | Negative | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 44 |
 | Saliva (on ice) | P. falciparum | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 |  | Negative | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 77 |
 | Saliva (all)* | P. falciparum | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 |  | Negative | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 35 |
 | Urine (in ethanol) | P. falciparum | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 |  | Negative | 27 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 90 |
 | Urine (on ice) | P. falciparum | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 |  | Negative | 35 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 102 |
 | Urine (all)* | P. falciparum | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
 |  | P. vivax | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
 |  | P. falciparum+ P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 |  | Negative | 24 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 78 |
 |  | Total | 43 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 120 |