Table 6 Utility of day 3 parasite positivity for detection of isolates with long PC1/2 (> 5.5 h). False positive and false negative outcomes are estimated over a range of initial parasitemia values
Parasitemia (/μL) | N | False positive % | False negative % |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10,000 | 127 | 0 | 51 |
10,000–50,000 | 491 | 3 | 26 |
50,000–100,000 | 804 | 5 | 8 |
100,000–300,000 | 887 | 14 | 3 |
≥ 300,000 | 438 | 29 | 0 |
All | 2747 | 11 | 14 |