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Figure 5

From: Revisiting the circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: molecular detection methods to estimate the duration of gametocyte carriage and the effect of gametocytocidal drugs

Figure 5

The duration of gametocyte carriage based on the Pfs25 QT-NASBA gametocyte prevalence after ACT and ACT-PQ treatment. Symbols and error bars indicate the field data with 95% confidence interval, lines fitted values. The trial was conducted in Tanzania; treatment regimens were ACT (closed triangles; SP+AS administered on day 0-2) and ACT-PQ (open squares; SP+AS administered on day 0-2 followed by a single dose of PQ on day 2). The estimated average duration of gametocyte carriage was 28.6 days (95% CI 17.0 - 48.0) after ACT treatment and 6.3 days (95% CI 4.7-8.5) after ACT-PQ treatment.

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Malaria Journal

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