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Table 4 Sensitivity of histology to detect past infections

From: Artemether-lumefantrine to treat malaria in pregnancy is associated with reduced placental haemozoin deposition compared to quinine in a randomized controlled trial

Months prior to delivery Haemozoin present; n (%)
1 19/22 (86.4%)
2 23/28 (82.1%)
3 25/38 (65.8%)
4 23/34 (67.6%)
5 23/34 (67.6%)
6 5/13 (27.8%)
7 0/5 (0%)
  1. Haemozoin presence stratified by month of last Plasmodium falciparum episode prior to delivery. Women who experienced re-infection are included in the month that re-infection occurred.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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