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Table 2 Mean parasite count from capillary and venous blood samples among malaria suspected patients attending Hamusite Health center, northwest Ethiopia from February to March 2020

From: Comparison of capillary, venous and buffy coat blood samples in detecting Plasmodium species among malaria suspected patients attending at Hamusite health center. A cross-sectional study

Parasite stages

Category

Number of cases

Minimum count

Maximum count

Mean count

SD

Asexual Stages

Capillary BF

47

80

26,000

2931.06

2320.00

Venous BF

41

40

20,000

2070.73

1776.05

Capillary Blood BC

59

40

30,000

4692.88

3217.24

Venous Blood BC

43

120

28,000

3728.37

2483.90

Gametocyte

Capillary BF

15

200

4000

1177.33

512.62

Venous BF

14

240

1680

631.43

228.87

Capillary Blood BC

16

600

20,000

3958.44

2314.25

Venous Blood BC

15

400

12,000

2096.67

1495.39