Table 1. Baseline characteristics of fever patients and asymptomatic individuals.
Fever patients (n = 865) | Asymptomatic individuals (n = 465) | |
Median age | 19 (2 months-92 years) | 14 (1month-85 years) |
Sex male %/female % | 42/58 | 40/60 |
RDT positive (P. falciparum) | 121 | 13 |
RDT positive (non P. falciparum) | ND | 0 |
Microscopy positive (all species) | 116 | ND |
Geometric mean parasite density* p/µL | 7491 (6–782,400) | ND |
PCR positive (all species) | 122 | 65 |
Geometric mean parasite density** p/µL | ND | 10 (0–4972) |
*determined by microscopy,
**determined by quantitative PCR,
ND = not done, p/µL = parasites/microliter, values in ( ) = range.