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Table 3 Intensity of infection established by microscopy and its relationship to real-time PCR from DBS samples collected in Cubal (n = 59)

From: Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola

Infection intensity

Infections

Microscopy

Real-time PCR

N (%)

Parasite density (parasites/µl)a

Ctb

High

31 (52.54)

19315 (9819.50–77,973)ac

23.70 (2.14)ac

Moderate

14 (23.73)

1920 (1255.25–2523.75)bc

28.66 (2.77)bc

Low

14 (23.73)

424 (252.50–666.75)cc

32.35 (3.31)cc

  1. aResults are expressed as median and IQR
  2. bResults are expressed as mean and SD
  3. cLetters indicate statistically significant differences between infection intensity groups for each technique (P < 0.05)
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Parasites & Vectors

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