Molecular Evidence of High Proportion of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Infection in White Nile Area in Sudan

Table 2

Positive results of blood films and PCR for P. falciparum and P. vivax in Aljabalain hospital and military hospital.

	Aljabalain hospital (200)		Military hospital (200)
	Microscopy	PCR	Microscopy	PCR
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
P. falciparum	107 (53.5%)	115 (57.5%)	93 (46.5%)	112 (56%)
P. vivax	30 (15%)	66 (33%)	50 (25%)	80 (40%)
Mixed (P. falciparum + P. vivax)	0 (0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0%)	4 (2%)
Negative	63 (31.5%)	14 (7%)	57 (28.5%)	4 (2%)