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Table 4 Plasmodium falciparum parasite density and mean multiplicity of infection in msp-1 and msp-2 stratified by age

From: Genetic diversity among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Pakistan measured with PCR genotyping of the merozoite surface protein 1 and 2

Age

(years)

N*

Parasite density

(parasites/μl)

msp-1

msp-2

< 3

12

3620

1.25

1.17

3-5

16

6116

1.31

1.25

6-10

23

5760

1.26

1.35

11-15

15

5490

1.13

1.07

16-30

71

10281

1.20

1.30

> 30

79

10312

1.19

1.16

  1. *Parasite densities were available form 216 patients.
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Malaria Journal

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