Table 1 Level of plasmodial infection according to the study groups
Study group | Plasmodium vivax | Plasmodium falciparum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n | Parasites/μL (mean±SD) | DNA copies/μL (mean±SD) | n | Parasite/μL (mean±SD) | DNA copies/μL (mean±SD) |
Delivery-periphery | 22 | 960 ± 2134 | 382 ± 732* | 21 | 208 ± 843 | 16 ± 33* |
Delivery-placenta | 25 | 89 ± 247 | 118 ± 234 | 29 | 5 ± 17 | 88 ± 288 |
Antenatal | 31 | 6464 ± 6467 | 1825 ± 2326 | 20 | 6124 ± 8245 | 1222 ± 2052 |
Non-pregnant | 42 | 7000 ± 7585 | 3020 ± 5372* | 41 | 6852 ± 13273 | 1521 ± 2715* |