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Table 4 Proportion of children with persistent HRP2 antigenicity during follow-up in Soroti, Uganda

From: Operational accuracy and comparative persistent antigenicity of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a hyperendemic region of Uganda

Duration(days) of follow-up

Number that turned negative for antigen test

% Persistent antigen positive (n = 162)

% Persistent antigen positive (n = 224)*

3

0

100

100

7

5

97

98

14

14

88

84

21

41

63

60

28

35

41

35

35

38

18

14

42

14

9

7

49

10

3

2

56

4

1

0

63

1

0

0

  1. * Inclusive of children with recurrent parasitaemia.