Incidence of Malaria in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Based on Nested PCR
Table 2
Comparison of Plasmodium species detection by nested PCR and microscopic examination.
Plasmodium species
Nested PCR
Microscopic examination
P. falciparum
20
17
P. vivax
20
25
P. malariae
0
39
P. knowlesi
63
0
P. falciparum/P. malariae
0
3
P. falciparum/P. vivax
2
0
P. falciparum/P. knowlesi
1
0
P. knowlesi/P. vivax
1
0
Negative
136
159
Total of positive samples
243
243
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