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Table 4 Discordant analysis for microscopy, RDT, LAMP and nPCR for malaria diagnosis in malaria suspected pregnant women

From: Performance of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the diagnosis of malaria among malaria suspected pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia

Results

Diagnostic tools

RDT, Microscopy and nPCR (−),

LAMP (+)

RDT, Microscopy and LAMP (+),

nPCR (−)

RDT and Microscopy (−), LAMP and

nPCR (+)

nPCR, LAMP and Microscopy (+),

RDT (−)

nPCR

LAMP and Microscopy

(−), RDT (+)

Negative by four methods

Pf

2

1

1

1

1

 

Pv (pan)

3

     

Pf, Pv (pan)

      

Negatives

     

71

  1. Pan all species of malaria except P. falciparum (LAMP and RDT readouts do not discriminate between non-falciparum species)
  2. + Indicates positive results,− indicates negative results, Pf P. falciparum, Pv P. vivax
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