Table 3 Microscopy and PCR based diagnosis of clinical isolates collected from both zones of Punjab
From: Occurrence and seasonal variation of human Plasmodium infection in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Species | Punjab | Northern Punjab | Southern Punjab | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopy N (%) | PCR N (%) | Microscopy N (%) | PCR N (%) | Microscopy N (%) | PCR N(%) | |
P. vivax | 617 (66.7) | 494 (53.4) | 270 (74.2) | 183 (50.3) | 347 (61.9) | 311 (55.4) |
P. falciparum | 219 (23.7) | 173 (18.7) | 69 (19.0) | 54 (14.8) | 150 (26.7) | 119 (21.2) |
Mixed (P. vivax, P. falciparum) | 89 (9.6) | 119 (12.7) | 25 (6.8) | 40 (11) | 64 (11.4) | 79 (14.1) |
Negative | Nil | 139 (15.0 | Nil | 87(23.9) | Nil | 52 (9.3) |
Total | 925 | 925 | 364 | 364 | 561 | 561 |