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. 2012 Jan 17;6(1):e1479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001479

Table 8. Prevalence of positive results by age group (all countries).

Bm14 PanLF Urine SXP ICT Og4C3 Blood Smear PCR*
Age Group % Pos. N % Pos. N % Pos. N % Pos. N % Pos. N % Pos. N % Pos. N
0–5 30.2 199 15.9 270 5.3 227 6.3 384 5.3 356 0.7 310 0.6 313
06–10 31.8 1300 10.9 1770 6.5 1437 4.8 2507 4.8 2396 1.3 599 1.6 681
11–15 31.1 531 15.6 622 19.7 539 8.5 934 6.6 912 1.1 782 0.7 808
16–20 40.1 314 15.7 515 18.9 440 9.6 668 9.4 652 1.7 637 1.1 663
21–30 36.8 394 20.0 747 21.0 581 10.7 986 7.9 963 1.1 955 0.6 973
31–40 46.1 297 22.4 647 26.9 527 11.9 831 10.7 804 1.5 787 1.3 824
41–50 46.0 265 20.5 599 35.0 511 11.2 785 9.3 762 2.7 737 2.2 781
>50 50.3 402 28.7 691 42.8 612 11.3 954 11.2 935 2.4 882 1.9 942
TOTAL 37.0 3702 17.5 5861 20.5 4874 8.6 8049 7.6 7780 1.6 5686 1.3 5980

*Based on 10 µl blood specimen.