Table 2 Characterization of the ten recurrent Plasmodium falciparum infections detected during follow-up
Diagnosis day | Symptom | Diagnostic tool | Parasites | New infection/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR | Giemsa | LDH-RDT | /μL | Recrudescence2 | |||
1 | 14 | A | + | + | 80 | New | |
2 | 21 | A | + | + | + | 1,600 | New |
3 | 21 | R | + | + | undertermined | ||
4 | 21 | 1 | + | + | 1 | 600 | recrudescence |
5 | 21 | F | + | + | undertermined | ||
6 | 28 | A | + | + | + | 316,000 | new |
7 | 28 | F | + | + | + | 229,600 | new |
8 | 35 | F | + | + | + | 61,240 | undertermined |
9 | 35 | F | + | + | + | 9,800 | new |
10 | 35 | F | + | + | + | 33,920 | new |