Table 2.
Epidemiological and parasite molecular features of 5 malaria cases hospitalized in Trento. The Plasmodium falciparum polymorphic markers analysed showed complete concordance between the isolates 1 (putative induced; the reference case) and 2 (imported)
| Patient | Epidemiological characteristics of the patient | Comparison among the patients for five polymorphic molecular markers from P. falciparum isolates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Gender (family member) | Onset of symptoms | Hospitalization period | MSP1-K1 | MSP1-RO33 | CS | HRP2 | HRP3 | |
| 1 (putative induced) | Italy | Female | 28/08/2017 | 16-20/08/2017 | * | * | * | * | * |
| 2 (imported) | Burkina Faso | Female (old sister) | 14/08/2017 | 16-21/08/2017 | * | * | * | * | * |
| 3 (imported) | Burkina Faso | Female (young sister) | 19/08/2017 | 20-24/08/2017 | * | * | ** | *** | **** |
| 4 (imported) | Burkina Faso | Male (brother) | 14/08/2017 | 17-21/08/2017 | **** | * | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| 5 (imported) | Burkina Faso | Female (mother) | 18/08/2017 | 19-24/08/2017 | **** | * | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
* Size and nucleotide sequence identity; ** Size identity but discordance in nucleotide sequence; *** Size identity in only one of the identified clones;
**** Discordance in size and nucleotide sequence; n.a. not applicable