Table 1.
Summary of clinical data, parasitological and immunological results of the 19 malaria patients.
| No. Pat. | Age (Years) | Sex † | Type of Malaria ‡ | Treatment ††† | Parasite Load ‡ | RDT §/* | qPCR ** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag Pf pHRP-II | Ag Pan pLDH | Blood | Hair | ||||||
| 1 | 28 | F | S | Quinine | ++ | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. (55.87) | Neg. |
| 2 | 20 | M | C | Quinine | ++++ | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. (2007.89) | Pos. (177.73) |
| 3 | 22 | M | C | Quinine | + | Neg. | Neg. | Pos. (14.74) | Neg. |
| 4 | 24 | M | U | Coartem | ++ | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. (312.47) | Neg. |
| 5 | 28 | F | U | Coartem | + | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. (11.68) | Neg. |
| 6 | 4 | F | C | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (1511.29) | Pos. (12.24) |
| 7 | 17 | F | U | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (818.04) | Pos. (20.17) |
| 8 | 20 | F | U | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (1280.01) | Pos. (9.26) |
| 9 | 20 | M | U | None | +++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (3580.96) | Pos. (6.68) |
| 10 | 28 | F | U | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (28976.48) | Neg. |
| 11 | 25 | F | C | Quinine | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (171040.16) | Pos. (73.77) |
| 12 | 26 | M | U | None | + | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (14.02) | Neg. |
| 13 | 29 | M | U | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (59.76) | Neg. |
| 14 | 31 | F | S | Quinine | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (63595.54) | Neg. |
| 15 | 22 | F | S | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (15923.18) | Neg. |
| 16 | 19 | M | C | None | +++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (8913.24) | Pos. (3.8) |
| 17 | 20 | F | U | Coartem | ++++ | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. (1637.71) | Neg. |
| 18 | 17 | M | C | Quinine | ++ | Pos. | Neg. | Neg. | Neg. |
| 19 | 21 | M | S | None | ++++ | Pos. | Pos. | Pos. (1418.87) | Neg. |
| % Sensitivity (X positives/Y total samples analyzed) | 94.74% (18/19) | 63.16% (12/19) | 94.74%(18/19) | 36.84%(7/19) | |||||
† F.: Female: M.: Male. ‡ Type of malaria: Uncomplicated (U); Severe (S) Cerebral (C). ††† Parasite load: + = 1–10 parasites per 100 thick-film fields. ++ = 11–100 parasites per 100 thick-film fields +++ = 1–10 parasites per thick-film field ++++ = more than 10 parasites per thick-fil field § Rapid Diagnosis Test: Pf (pHRP-II) Ag detects P. falciparum infection; Pan (pLDH) Ag detects all malaria species. * Pos.: Positive; Neg.: Negative. ** Estimated quantity of copies of gene of P. falciparum detected per 50 µL of blood sample and approximately 25 cm of hair.