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Table 2 Parasitologic factors, quantitative PCR results, and RNA transcript expression in 40 Plasmodium falciparum positive specimens with isolated asexual-stages by expert microscopy

From: Correlating quantitative real-time PCR to rapid diagnostic test and RNA transcript expression in isolated gametocytemia and asexual parasitemia of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Sample

Microscopy

Parasitemia

HRP-2 T1

Aldolase T2

Plasmodium Genus Mean CT

StDev

P. falciparum Mean CT

StDev

Ave 18S rRNA gene copy#/rxn

eba-175

myosin

46

Rings

<0.1

+

-

28.8

0.9

28.8

0.4

7287

ND

ND

47

Rings, Trophs

<0.1

+

-

26.9

0.8

27.5

0.3

18727

ND

ND

48

Rings

<0.1

+

+

25.6

0.7

26.2

0.5

41458

+

+

49

Rings

<0.1

+

-

25.1

0.6

25.7

0.2

57100

ND

ND

50

Rings

<0.1

+

+

24.2

0.9

24.6

0.6

103941

ND

ND

51

Rings

<0.1

+

+

24.0

0.9

24.5

1.2

116491

+

+

52

Rings

<0.1

+

-

24.1

1.0

24.3

0.5

117324

+

+

53

Rings

<0.1

+

+

24.0

0.8

24.2

0.3

126258

+

-

54

Rings

<0.1

+

+

21.1

0.6

21.5

0.4

700623

+

+

55

Rings

<0.1

+

+

20.5

0.9

20.8

0.5

1058503

+

+

56

Rings

0.1

+

+

21.5

1.0

20.7

0.6

876634

+

+

57

Rings

0.2

+

+

23.6

1.3

23.2

0.6

209649

+

+

58

Rings

0.2

+

+

22.6

1.0

22.3

0.4

362408

ND

ND

59

Rings, Trophs

0.2

+

+

22.0

0.5

22.2

0.2

440742

ND

ND

60

Rings

0.2

+

+

21.6

1.1

20.9

0.5

798231

+

+

61

Rings, Trophs

0.3

+

+

20.9

0.7

21.2

0.2

818001

+

+

62

Rings, Trophs

0.3

+

+

20.6

0.8

20.1

0.5

1351301

+

-

63

Rings

0.4

+

+

21.2

0.8

21.8

0.6

606025

+

-

64

Rings, Trophs

0.4

+

+

21.5

1.2

21.3

0.6

684146

+

+

65

Rings

0.4

+

+

20.9

0.6

21.1

0.5

821066

+

-

66

Rings, Trophs

1.1

+

+

18.7

0.9

18.5

0.5

3761262

+

+

67

Rings

1.2

+

+

20.7

0.8

20.7

0.6

1067665

+

-

68

Rings, Trophs

1.8

+

+

19.2

1.0

19.0

0.6

2758211

ND

ND

69

Rings, Trophs, Schizonts

2.6

+

+

17.5

0.7

17.6

0.4

6849735

ND

ND

70

Rings, Trophs

3.0

+

+

19.2

0.8

19.1

0.3

2743861

ND

ND

71

Rings

3.0

+

+

17.6

0.4

18.4

0.2

5318426

+

+

72

Rings, Trophs

3.8

+

+

17.2

0.8

17.5

0.7

7901115

+

+

73

Rings, Trophs

3.8

+

+

17.2

1.0

17.2

0.4

9026304

ND

ND

74

Rings, Trophs

4.0

+

+

17.2

0.8

17.3

0.8

8628101

ND

ND

75

Rings

4.3

+

+

17.1

0.7

17.8

0.3

7438110

ND

ND

76

Rings

10.4

+

+

17.4

1.0

17.3

0.5

8171936

+

+

77

Rings

11.6

+

+

17.4

0.7

17.5

0.2

7541456

ND

ND

78

Rings

12.6

+

+

16.6

0.9

16.6

0.1

13147859

+

+

79

Rings

13.0

+

+

14.2

0.7

14.6

0.6

46984798

ND

ND

80

Rings, Trophs

14.0

+

+

14.1

0.9

14.5

0.7

50542052

ND

ND

81

Rings, Trophs

16.0

+

+

16.7

0.6

17.3

0.6

9825903

ND

ND

82

Rings

18.0

+

+

16.9

1.2

17.2

0.5

9827129

ND

ND

83

Rings

21.1

+

+

15.6

0.9

16.1

0.2

19863776

ND

ND

84

Rings

24.0

+

+

14.5

0.7

14.9

0.3

39213307

ND

ND

85

Rings, Trophs

34.0

+

+

14.4

0.5

14.9

0.5

41210046

ND

ND

  1. ND not fetermined