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Table 4 Prevalence of microscopic and sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum by age group as diagnosed by rapid diagnostic test, blood film (microscopy) and polymerase chain reaction

From: Detection of a substantial number of sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections by polymerase chain reaction: a potential threat to malaria control and diagnosis in Ethiopia

 

Prevalence of microscopic infections (P. f and mixed), n = 1, 453

Prevalence of sub-microscopic infections (P. f & mixed), n = 400

Age group, years

Microscopy,% (N)

RDT,% (N)

PCR*,% (N)

2-5

7.0 (15/214)

12.6 (27/214)

10.2 (5/49)

6-15

3.9 (19/485)

9.1 (44/485)

20.1 (29/144)

16-25

2.7 (9/331)

5.4 (18/331)

20.8 (16/77)

26-35

4.1 (11/268)

4.9 (13/268)

22.7 (20/88)

>35

1.9 (3/155)

1.9 (3/155)

16.7 (7/42)

  1. *are PCR- positive samples that were negative by both microscopy and RDT and it does not include PCR positives that were also positive by microscopy or RDT.
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Malaria Journal

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