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Table 2 Results of microscopy, RDT, RT-PCR and RT-PCR-EPF in 240 patients positive for malaria

From: Detection of asymptomatic carriers of malaria in Kohat district of Pakistan

Patients (240)

15

35

52

85

53

Parasitemia

< 50/µL

50–100/µL

100–1000/µL

1000–10,000/µL

> 10,000/µL

Microscopy

±

+

++

+++

RDT

+

++

+++

RT-PCR (Ct)

31.9 (30.0–34.0)

28.6 (27.0–29.9)

25.4 (24.0–26.9)

22.5 (21.0–23.9)

19.6 (16.0–20.9)

RT-PCR-EPF (RFU)

51 (27–81)

89 (48–137)

142 (105–181)

182 (109–254)

227 (178–289)