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Prevalence of P. falciparum infection in the placental, cord and infant's first parasitaemia as diagnosed by microscopy and PCR
| Sample | Microscopy | PCR |
| Placental sample | 9.8 % (100/1,022) | 95 % (95/100) |
| Cord sample | 0.4 % (4/1,022) | 61% (61/100) |
| Infants | 19.1 % (18/100) | 19.1 % (18/100) |
