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Table 2 P. malariae and P. falciparum multiplicity of infection (MOI)

From: Comparative population structure of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum under different transmission settings in Malawi

 

Dedza

Mangochi

Number of genotypes

P. malariae

P. falciparum

P. malariae

P. falciparum

1

31 (58)

15 (34)

13 (47)

13 (17)

2

41 (50)

47 (57)

29 (45)

23 (30)

3

23 (26)

24 (31)

14 (16)

20 (25)

4

10 (10)

14 (15)

3 (4)

18 (20)

5

0 (1)

5 (5)

0 (0)

11 (13)

6

0 (0)

3 (3)

0 (0)

6 (6)

7

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Total

105 (145)

108 (145)

59 (112)

92 (112)

>1 genotype

74 (87)

93 (111)

46 (65)

79 (95)

Mean MOI children

(6 months - 14 years)

2.09 (1.98)

2.56 (2.44)

2.11 (1.85)

3.39 (3.26)

Mean MOI adults

(15+ years)

2.17 (1.85)

2.71 (2.22)

2.20 (1.53)

1.62 (1.95)

Total Mean MOI

2.11 (1.94)

2.59 (2.37)

2.12 (1.79)

3.14 (3.04)

  1. Genotypes per sample and mean MOI as determined from six matched microsatellite loci. Values in brackets include samples from the full data set that have missing data at some loci.