Table 5.
Species-specific characteristics among mono-infection or mixed infection*
| |
Gametocytes carriers |
Gametocytes density |
Asexual parasites density |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n/N) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
|
Plasmodium falciparum infection characteristics | |||
|
PF |
34.5 (181/524) |
40.0 (19–78) |
1007.5 (327–3826) |
|
PF + PM |
16.7 (6/36) |
16.0 (10–22) |
645.0 (200–1277) |
|
PF + PO |
33.3 (2/6) |
23.5 (16–31) |
5563.5 (2510–7163) |
|
PF vs PF + PM, p-value |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
|
PF vs PF + PO, p-value |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
|
Plasmodium malariae infection characteristics | |||
|
PM |
88.9 (16/18) |
124.0 (63–390) |
874.0 (603–1148) |
|
PF + PM |
72.2 (26/36) |
99.0 (49–173) |
377.5 (132–751) |
|
PM vs PF + PM, p-value |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.003 |
|
Plasmodium ovale infection characteristics | |||
|
PO |
66.7 (2/3) |
124.5 (122–127) |
277.0 (219–756) |
|
PF + PO |
83.3 (5/6) |
20.0 (19–56) |
341.0 (183–733) |
| PO vs PF + PO, p-value | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
*PF = P. falciparum mono-infection; PM = P. malariae mono-infection; PF + PM = P. falciparum and P. malariae co-infection; PO = P. ovale mono-infection; PF + PO = P. falciparum and P. ovale co-infection; IQR = interquartile range.