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Table 1 Results of blood samples of malaria obtained by microscopy and PCR

From: Plasmodium knowlesi in humans, macaques and mosquitoes in peninsular Malaysia

 

Cases detected by microscopy

 

PCR results

Pf

Pv

Pm

Pf+Pm

Pm+Pv

Cases detected by PCR

Pf

4

1

1

  

6

Pv

 

6

3

1

1

11

Pm

  

16

  

16

Pk

2

1

62

  

65

Pf+Pm

  

1

  

1

Pf+Pk

  

2

  

2

Pv+Pk

 

1

5

 

1

7

Pk+Pm

  

3

  

3

Total

6

9

93

1

2

111

  1. Pf = Plasmodium falciparum; Pv = Plasmodium vivax, Pm = Plasmodium malariae, Pk = Plasmodium knowlesi