Table 1.
Case description of six patients with Plasmodium knowlesi—Battambang Province, Cambodia (February–May 2020)
| Patient | Age | Gender | Temperature at presentation (°C) | mNGS rPM* | PK RT-PCR CT† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 38 | M | 37.5 | 2200 | Not performed |
| P2 | 26 | M | 38.0 | 49 | 29 |
| P3 | 36 | M | 38.0 | 1758 | 26 |
| P4 | 39 | M | 37.9 | 3091 | 24 |
| P5 | 25 | M | 37.0 | 59 | 30 |
| P6 | 25 | M | Unknown | 3269 | 24 |
mNGS = metagenomic next-generation sequencing; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; rPM = reads per million.
*
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing reads per million of Plasmodium knowlesi hits.
† Plasmodium knowlesi real-time PCR cycle threshold.