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Table 1 Classification of placental pathology [24, 25]

From: Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with placental malaria in a prospective cohort of Papua New Guinean women

Infection stages

Description

Acute

Parasites, no pigment in monocytes or fibrin

Chronic

Parasites, pigment in monocytes and/or fibrin

Past

No parasites, pigment only

No

No parasites or pigment