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Method for estimated growth using PCR and microscopy measurements in each patient. Minimal and maximal growth rates (incline lines) are estimated from the last PCR negative (A) or first positive (B) week of PCR detection through to the observed level of parasitemia on the week of microscopy detection. Horizontal lines indicate microscopy and PCR detection thresholds. Minus or plus denotes negative or positive measurement, respectively. Abbreviation: PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
