Table 2

Line intensities of the Pv-PLDH line

Consensus readings of Pv-pLDH line*


Species and parasite density

Negative

Faint

Weak

Medium

Strong

Total


P. vivax 0–500/μl

10

4

14

28


P. vivax 501–1,000/μl

1

7

2

1

11


P. vivax > 1,000/μl

2

4

27

17

11

61


P. falciparum

71

4

75


P. ovale

75

75


P. malariae

25

25


Malaria negative samples

100

100


Total

283

9

52

19

12

375


FK70 line intensity of the Pv-pLDH line for the different parasite densities

* Consensus Readings: line intensity as read by at least two out of three readers

Gillet et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:129   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-129

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