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Table 1 Comparison of frequencies of gestational and placental malaria according to thick smear microscopy and PCR

From: Prevalence of gestational, placental and congenital malaria in north-west Colombia

A. Gestational Malaria

    
 

PCR

   
 

Negative

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Total

Microscopy

    

Negative

103

4

3

110

P vivax

0

7

0

7

P falciparum

1

0

2

3

Mixed

0

0

1

1

Total

104

11

6

121

B. Placental Malaria

    
 

PCR

   
 

Negative

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Total

Microscopy

    

Negative

101

5

11

117

P vivax

0

2

0

2

P falciparum

0

0

2

2

Total

101

7

13

121

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Malaria Journal

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