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Table 2 Evidence of clustering of sub-patent and patent, uPCR-confirmed Plasmodium infections in households in study villages at baseline surveys M0

From: Clustering of malaria in households in the Greater Mekong Subregion: operational implications for reactive case detection

All Households All % % Pf % % Pv % % P. spp. % %
1686 100% 1686 100% 1686 100% 1686 100%
1. Households with only sub-patent infections Households with any infection 561 33 100 191 11 100 405 24 100 197 12 100
Households with a single infected member 359 21 64 140 8 73 303 18 75 166 10 84
Households with two or more infected members 202 12 36 51 3 27 102 6 25 31 2 16
2. Households with only patent infections Households with any infection 56 3 100 76 5 100 40 2 100 5 0 100
Households with a single infected member 46 3 82 64 4 84 36 2 90 0 0 0
Households with two or more infected members 10 1 18 12 1 16 4 0 10 5 0 100
3. Households with mixed patent and sub-patent infections Households with any infection 76 5 100 15 1 100 30 2 100 3 0 100
Households with a single infected member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Households with two or more infected members 76 5 100 15 1 100 30 2 100 3 0 100
Total number of households with Plasmodium infection Households with any infection 693 41 100 282 17 100 475 28 100 205 12 100
Households with a single infected member 405 24 58 204 12 72 339 20 71 171 10 83
Households with two or more infected members 288 17 42 78 5 28 136 8 29 34 2 17
Total sub-patent infection (including households with both a/symptomatic infections) Households with any infection 637 38 100 206 12 100 435 26 100 200 12 100
Households with a single infected member 359 21 56 140 8 68 303 18 70 166 10 83
Households with two or more infected members 274 16 44 66 4 32 132 8 30 34 2 17
Total patent infection (including households with both a/symptomatic infections) Households with any infection 132 8 100 91 5 100 70 4 100 8 0 100
Households with a single infected member 46 3 35 64 4 70 36 2 51 0 0 0
Households with two or more infected members 86 5 65 27 2 30 34 2 49 8 0 100
  1. Pf P. falciparum or mixed infection, Pv P. vivax or mixed infection
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