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Table 4 Frequencies of diagnosis of gestational and placental malaria at delivery by PCR according to locality

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

A. Gestational malaria*

    
 

Negative

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Total

Turbo

68

2

1

71

Puerto Libertador

36

9

5

50

Total

104

11

6

121

B. Placental malaria +

    
 

Negative

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Total

Turbo

68

0

3

71

Puerto Libertador

33

7

10

50

Total

101

7

13

121

  1. *p = 0.001040 for species, p = 0.000211 for presence-absence of infection, +p = 0.000049 for species and p = 0.000014 for presence-absence of infection.