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. 2017 Jul 3;11(7):e0005674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005674

Table 2. Sub-microscopic and asymptomatic Plasmodium infection rates, by qPCR/RTqPCR.

  Total Cahuide Lupuna  
  n/N % (range)a n/N % (range)a n/N % (range)a P-value
P.vivax infections
Sub-microscopic rate 380 / 520 73 (60–89) 172 / 210 82 (65–100) 208 / 310 67 (55–86) 0.005
Sub-microscopic+gametocytemic rate 76 / 520 15 (9–20) 26 / 210 12 (3–33) 50 / 310 16 (10–39) 0.235
Asymptomatic rateb 342 / 443 77 (72–82) 139 / 170 82 (47–94) 203 / 273 74 (65–87) 0.071
Asymptomatic+gametocytemic rateb 73 / 443 16 (9–21) 18 / 170 11 (2–24) 55 / 273 20 (17–42) 0.008
P.falciparum infections
Sub-microscopic rate 230 / 235 98 (88–100) 147 / 147 100 (100–100) 83 / 88 94 (86–100) 0.003
Sub-microscopic+gametocytemic rate 16 / 235 7 (2–50) 11 / 147 7 (3–100) 5 / 88 6 (0–40) 0.060
Asymptomatic rateb 143 / 173 83 (60–90) 87 / 98 89 (84–100) 56 / 75 75 (50–89) 0.015
Asymptomatic+gametocytemic rateb 12 / 173 7 (0–40) 8 / 98 8 (0–100) 4 / 75 5 (0–25) 0.468

a range by survey

bamong those with full clinical data available at the time of visit and during the previous 7 days.