From: Increased sample volume and use of quantitative reverse-transcription PCR can improve prediction of liver-to-blood inoculum size in controlled human malaria infection studies
Diagnosis by method (blood volume)
Sensitivity
Specificity
UW large volume qRT-PCR (0.5Â mL)
88.9%
100%
Oxford qPCR (0.5Â mL)
70.4%
UW standard qRT-PCR (0.05Â mL)
74.1%