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Table 4 Comparison of HRP2-RDT, PCR, and microscopy

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum isolates lacking the histidine rich protein 2 gene among symptomatic malaria patients in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

HRP2-RDT (n = 629)

PCR

Microscopy

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Negative

74

36.1

131

63.9

151

73.7

54

26.3

Positive

99

23.3

325

76.7

268

63.2

156

36.8

  1. HRP2-RDT Histidin Rich Protein 2 based rapid diagnostic test, PCR Polymerase chain reaction