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Table 3 Positivity rate and distribution of fluorescent antibody responses of sera according to sex

From: Detection of an antibody against Plasmodium vivax in residents of Gimpo-si, South Korea, using an indirect fluorescent antibody test

Sex

No. of Sera Tested

No. of Positive Sera

*IFAT serum dilution endpoint

Positivity rate (%)

   

<1:32

≥ 1:32

1:64

1:128

1:256

1:512

1:1024

1:2048

 

Male

2418

54

2364

26

17

5

3

2

1

0

2.23

Female

3379

71

3308

37

20

8

1

4

0

1

2.10

Total

5797

125

5672

63

37

13

4

6

1

1

2.16

  1. Note. *IFAT; Indirect fluorescent antibody test