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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 May 17.
Published in final edited form as: Parasitology. 2006 Dec 4;134(Pt 5):637–650. doi: 10.1017/S0031182006001958

Table 5.

Multiple genotypes detected by analysis of up to 6 microsatellite loci in 70 samples of naturally acquired human Plasmodium malariae infections

Clinical status Origin n (n with data for all 6 loci) >1 genotype (%) Mean multiplicity of infection±S.E.
Asymptomatic Malawi 38 (33) 27 (71.0) 2.13±0.15
Symptomatic The Gambia 5 (5) 1 (20.0) 1.20±0.20
Symptomatic Thailand 27 (14) 5 (18.5) 1.22±0.10
Total 70 (52) 33 (47.1) 1.71±0.11