Table 1 Frequency of positivity for Plasmodium falciparum by direct smear examination or of P. falciparum DNA by nested PCR by location
|  | Maputo n = 1115 | Mocuba n = 720 | Total (both sites) n = 1835 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | Â | (%) | |||
HIV Positive | 876 | (68.0) | 404 | (32.0) | 1280 | (100) | ||
| Â | Smear | 876 | Â | 404 | Â | 1280 | (100) | |
| Â | Â | Positive | 4 | (0.5) | 39 | (9.6) | 43 | (3.3) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 872 | (99.5) | 365 | (90.4) | 1237 | (96.7) |
| Â | PCR | 638 | Â | 204 | Â | 842 | (100) | |
| Â | Â | Positive | 12 | (1.9) | 37 | (18.1) | 49 | (5.8) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 626 | (98.1) | 167 | (81.9) | 793 | (94.2) |
HIV Negative | 239 | (43.0) | 316 | (57) | 555 | (100) | ||
| Â | Smear | 239 | Â | 316 | Â | 555 | (100) | |
| Â | Â | Positive | 1 | (0.4) | 16 | (5.1) | 17 | (3.1) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 238 | (99.6) | 300 | (94.9) | 538 | (96.9) |
| Â | PCR | 224 | Â | 183 | Â | 407 | (100.0) | |
| Â | Â | Positive | 4 | (1.8) | 20 | (10.9) | 24 | (5.9) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 220 | (98.2) | 163 | (89.1) | 383 | (94.1) |
Total | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
| Â | Â | Smear | 1115 | (61) | 720 | (39) | 1835 | (100) |
| Â | Â | Positive | 5 | (0.5) | 55 | (7.6) | 60 | (3.2) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 1110 | (99.6) | 665 | (92.4) | 1775 | (96.8) |
| Â | Â | PCR | 862 | Â | 387 | Â | 1249 | (100) |
| Â | Â | Positive | 16 | (1.8) | 53 | (13.7) | 69 | (6.0) |
| Â | Â | Negative | 846 | (96.5) | 334 | (86.3) | 1198 | (94.0) |