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Table 2 Malaria parasites in blood

From: Chronic malaria and hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a retrospective study on the largest series observed in a non-endemic country

Parasitaemia (N/µL)

All

Expatriates

Immigrants

Negative

16 (42 %)

15 (47 %)

1 (17 %)

QBCa

9 (24 %)

7 (22 %)

2 (33 %)

1–500/µL

9 (24 %)

6 (19 %)

3 (50 %)

501–2000/µL

3 (8 %)

3 (9 %)

0 (0 %)

>2000/µL

1 (2 %)

1 (3 %)

0 (0 %)

Total

38

32

6

  1. p = 0.410, Fisher’s exact
  2. aNegative blood films, parasites found at QBC only
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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