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. 2013 Aug 6;12:275. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-275

Table 5.

Comparison of the recurrent P. vivax genotypes

 
Pregnant women
Non-pregnant women
p-value*
  N = 62 N = 54  
No. of recurrent Plasmodium vivax infections
44
36
0.617
Median number of recurrences (range)
2 (2–4)
2 (2)
0.221
1st recurrence and admission episode similar
3/18
6/18
0.137
1/18 B
2nd recurrence and admission episode similar
5/18
5/18
0.167
1/18 A
3rd recurrence and admission episode similar
3/6


4th recurrence and admission episode similar
1/2


2nd and 1st recurrence episodes similar
7/18
5/18
0.729
1/18 B
3rd and 1st recurrence episodes similar
2/6


3rd and 2nd recurrence episodes similar
3/6


4th and 1st recurrence episodes similar
1/2


4th and 2nd recurrence episodes similar
1/2


4th and 3rd recurrence episodes similar
1/2


Proportion of genotypically similar recurrences
27/80
19/54
0.864
In genotypically different recurrence Median proportion of different alleles (%, rang)
62.50%
58.60%
0.562
  (range 12.5-100%) (range 12.5-100%)  

Criteria for interpretation: A = 1 or 2 markers (loci) different with ≤1 possible stepwise mutation; B = 3 markers (loci) different but ≤1 repeat unit, different with ≤1 possible stepwise mutation.

* Chi-square test used to compare in two patients groups.