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Table 2 Parasite densities and distribution in age groups

From: Description of Plasmodium falciparum infections in central Gabon demonstrating high parasite densities among symptomatic adolescents and adults

Parasite density (pf/µl)

0

< 1000

1000–9999

≥ 10,000

Total

Median parasite density (Pf/µl) [IQR]

0

223 [108–572]

3483 [2295–5492]

33,393 [17,190–44,111]

3450 [696–12,600]

N

115

50

64

45

274

Young children, n (%)

25 (22)

6 (12)

9 (14)

7 (15)

47 (17)

School children, n (%)

22 (19)

9 (18)

19 (30)

21 (47)

71 (26)

Adolescents, n (%)

23 (20)

15 (30)

11 (17)

8 (18)

57 (21)

Adults, n (%)

45 (39)

20 (40)

25 (39)

9 (20)

99 (36)

  1. Pf, plasmodium falciparum; IQR, interquartile range; N, total number; n (%), number (percentage)