Table 1.
Parasite carriage by microscopy and PCR in 68 HIV-positive and 99 HIV-negative individualsa
| HIV status | No. of individuals (%) PCR positive for P. falciparum on day: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 28 | |
| Positive (n = 68b) | 17 (29.9) | 8 | 12 |
| Negative (n = 99) | 20 (17.2) | 12 | 12 |
a
All 167 individuals were reported as positive for P. falciparum parasites on microscopic examination of thick blood films.
b
Sixty-seven of these individuals were receiving daily nevirapine antiretroviral therapy, and one received efavirenz. All HIV-positive patients also received the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors lamivudine and zidovudine.