Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antigenaemia among asymptomatic HAART-treated adults in an urban cohort in Uganda

Table 2 Microscopy results for 5/128 (4%)* asymptomatic patients with Histidine-rich proteins-2 (HRP-2) positive antigenaemia after 4 years of successful highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in an urban African cohort

Patient number	Microscopy results Number of parasites per high power field
1	10 parasites
2	15 parasites
3	05 parasites
4	02 parasites
5	12 parasites

*These patients reported no history of recent treatment of malaria in the previous two months. During follow up, none of the five patients developed clinical symptoms and signs of malaria during the subsequent six months.

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