Comparison of the Accuracy of Four Malaria Diagnostic Methods in a High Transmission Setting in Coastal Cameroon

Table 2

Microscopy and SD Bioline™ mRDT diagnosis results compared to nested PCR.

Microscopy		SD Bioline				Nested PCR
		Neg	PF	Pan	PF/Pan	Neg	Pf	Pf/Pm	Po	Pf/Po
NPS	111	105	5	1	0	100	8	0	3	0
Positive	209	5	83	8	113	6	169	16	8	10
Total	320	110	88	9	113	106	177	16	11	10

Legend. NPS: No Parasite Seen, Neg: Negative, PF: HRP2 line, Pan: pLDH line, Pf: Plasmodium falciparum, Pm: Plasmodium malariae, and Po: Plasmodium ovale.