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Table 1 Age groups, gender (%) and parasite density of individuals screened

From: Diagnostic performance of a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay targeting the apicoplast genome for malaria diagnosis in a field setting in sub-Saharan Africa

Age group (years)

Male

Female

Total

Median parasite density (range)

<5

38 (11 %)

54 (16 %)

92 (27 %)

192 (16–9120)

5–14

81 (24 %)

94 (28 %)

175 (52 %)

64 (16–41,280)

≥15

22 (6 %)

52 (15 %)

74 (21 %)

64 (16–65,600)

Total

141 (41 %)

200 (59 %)

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