Comparative Study of Modified Quantitative Buffy Coat and Two Rapid Tests in Comparison with Peripheral Blood Smear in Malaria Diagnosis in Mumbai, India

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of included patients.

Parameters	Falciparum arm (𝑛=101)	Vivax arm (𝑛=100)	Negative arm
Age (mean ± SD) in years	31.94±11.37	32.01±12.21	28.72±10.36
Sex: male : female	96 : 5	97 : 3	39 : 11
Asexual parasite density (mean ± SD)	4436.16±11996.87	2728±3157.15	0
Gametocyte density (mean ± SD)	335.2±769.75	3610±4407.55	0
Duration of fever (mean ± SD) in days	3.45±1.55	2.86±0.94	1.9±0.64