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Table 1 Parasite densities from Plasmodium falciparum samples and corresponding host characteristics

From: Pre-amplification methods for tracking low-grade Plasmodium falciparum populations during scaled-up interventions in Southern Zambia

 

2005

2008

p-value

GMPD (/μL)

704

39

< 0.0005

[95% CI]

[390–1,271]

[23–68]

Parasite density (/μL) range

35–48,569

8–171

Mean axillary temperature (°C)

36.4

36.6

0.239

[95% CI]

36.2–36.6

[36.3–36.8]

Mean age (years)

9

13

0.08

[95% CI]

[8.2–10.7]

[5.0–21.9]

Males (%)

52

27

0.138

  1. (GMPD, geometric mean parasite density [for positives only, n = 42 and 11, respectively for 2005 and 2008]; for all samples n = 53 and 31, respectively in 2005 and 2008).
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