Figure. 5.

Modeling reinfection simultaneouly fitting to PCR and microscopy curves. The “survival curves” until detection of P. falciparum infection by microscopy (left) or PCR (right) of the different age groups are indicated for both the experimental data (solid shapes) and the model fit (solid and dashed lines). The model shows that both the shapes and delay in the curves can be explained simply by reduced parasite growth rate with age. Abbreviation: PCR, polymerase chain reaction.