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Table 6 Parasite densities of isolates with monoinfections of P. falciparum and of P. vivax collected in dry and in wet seasons

From: Simultaneous detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in clinical isolates by multiplex-nested RT-PCR

Category

Parasite density (parasites/μL)

 

Dry season

Wet season

P. falciparum*

  

with gametocyte

n = 3

n = 5

range

1560–7000

930–36630

median

2960

6695

no gametocyte

n = 40

n = 27

range

0–288360

0–110840

median

22280

17800

P. vivax*

  

with gametocyte

n = 17

n = 11

range

11640–70080 #

6090–49320 #

median

19360

9630

no gametocyte

n = 29

n = 21

range

0–36360

304–16360

median

6560

2740

  1. * Verification of monoinfection by 18S rRNA PCR.
  2. # Parasite densities between isolates with and without detectable gametocytes by microscopy were significantly different (p < 0.001, Mann–Whitney U test).