Table 3 |
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Numbers of P. falciparum samples generating false positive Pv-pLDH lines according to geographic origin |
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Numbers of samples tested* |
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Origin (region) |
Total |
Negative |
Positive** (% of total samples) |
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East Africa |
5 |
5 |
0 |
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Middle Africa |
22 |
10 |
12 (54.5) |
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Southern Africa |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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West Africa |
34 |
14 |
20 (58.8) |
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West Asia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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No data |
19 |
9 |
10 (52.6) |
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All samples |
85 |
43 |
42 (49.4) |
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* Nine RDT brands were tested with a panel of 85 samples ** Defined as a sample with a false positive Pv-pLDH line in ≥1 RDT brand |
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Maltha et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:198 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-198 |
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