Table 5. Parasite clearance determined by qPCR after treatment with ASAQ and single, low-dose primaquine, Zanzibar, 2017*.
Day after treatment | Parasite positivity by PCR, no.; % (95% CI) | qPCR-determined geometric mean parasite density/μL (range) |
---|---|---|
Day 3 | 90; 63 (55–71) | 2 (<1−796) |
Day 7 | 42; 30 (22–37) | <1 (<1−18) |
Day 28 | 9; 6 (2–10) | 1 (<1−58) |
*ASAQ, artesunate/amodiaquine; qPCR, quantitative PCR.