Table 1.
Level of plasmodial infection according to the study groups
|
Study group |
Plasmodium vivax |
Plasmodium falciparum |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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* |
* p < 0.05 for comparison between P. vivax and P. falciparum.