Table 1. Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections detected and genotyped between 2003 and 2004.
Species | Sample collection specification | N | No. included in genotyping study | No. with genotype present in > 1 sample of infection-month | No. with new alleles detected in follow-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. falciparum | Mx+ with weekly follow-up | 182 | 180 | 51 | 2 |
PCR+ (Mx−) with weekly follow-up | 63 | 63 | 7 | – | |
Missing weekly follow-up | 63 | 50 | – | – | |
Total | 308 | 293 | 58 | 2 | |
P. vivax | Mx+ with weekly follow-up | 265 | 71 | 35 | 7 |
PCR+ (Mx−) with weekly follow-up | 97 | 65 | 5 | 10 | |
Missing weekly follow-up | 390 | 50 | – | – | |
Total | 752 | 186 | 40 | 17 |
Mx+ = microscopy positive; Mx− = microscopy negative.