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Table 5 Species-specific characteristics among mono-infection or mixed infection*

From: Plasmodium species occurrence, temporal distribution and interaction in a child-aged population in rural Burkina Faso

 

Gametocytes carriers

Gametocytes density

Asexual parasites density

 

% (n/N)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Plasmodium falciparum infection characteristics

PF

34.5 (181/524)

40.0 (19–78)

1007.5 (327–3826)

PF + PM

16.7 (6/36)

16.0 (10–22)

645.0 (200–1277)

PF + PO

33.3 (2/6)

23.5 (16–31)

5563.5 (2510–7163)

PF vs PF + PM, p-value

0.03

0.01

0.03

PF vs PF + PO, p-value

1.0

0.2

0.04

Plasmodium malariae infection characteristics

PM

88.9 (16/18)

124.0 (63–390)

874.0 (603–1148)

PF + PM

72.2 (26/36)

99.0 (49–173)

377.5 (132–751)

PM vs PF + PM, p-value

0.3

0.5

0.003

Plasmodium ovale infection characteristics

PO

66.7 (2/3)

124.5 (122–127)

277.0 (219–756)

PF + PO

83.3 (5/6)

20.0 (19–56)

341.0 (183–733)

PO vs PF + PO, p-value

1.0

0.4

0.9

  1. *PF = P. falciparum mono-infection; PM = P. malariae mono-infection; PF + PM = P. falciparum and P. malariae co-infection; PO = P. ovale mono-infection; PF + PO = P. falciparum and P. ovale co-infection; IQR = interquartile range.