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. 2012 Oct 8;208(1):159–169. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis524

Table 2.

Demographic and Schistosoma haematobium Infection Characteristics of the Study Cohort 18 Months After Praziquantel Treatment

Reinfection status
Characteristics Uninfected Reinfecteda
No. 54 18
Mean age (SEM) 9.2 (0.37) 9.3 (0.53)
Males, females 27, 27 13, 5
Mean pretreatment infection intensitya 28.6 (11.0) 35.6 (21.9)
Pretreatment infection rangeb 0–481 0–395
Pretreatment infection prevalence 57.4% 61.1%
Mean post-treatment infection intensityb (SEM) 0 10.2 (4.5)
Post-treatment infection rangeb (SEM) 0 0–65

Abbreviation: SEM, standard error of the mean.

a Reinfection classified as presence of ≥1 S. haematobium egg in ≥1 urine sample between 6 months and 18 months post-treatment.

b Infection intensity quantified as mean S. haematobium egg counts/10 mL urine.