Plasmodium malariae infections as a cause of febrile disease in an area of high Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity in Eastern Uganda

Table 1 Patient characteristics at presentation

Case	Age	Gender	Temperature (°C)	Symptoms	Haemoglobin (g/dL)	Trophozoite (rings) count^a	Schizont count^a	Diagnosis by microscopy	Diagnosis by 18S qPCR
1	15	Male	36.8	Headache 3d, joint pain 2d, fever	12.3	720	176	Pf	Pm
2	20	Female	37.2	Headache 2d, general body weakness and joint pain 3d, fever 3d	10.8	208	2080	Pf	Pm
3	39	Female	37.0	Fever and joint pain 2d, general body weakness, headache, backache 4d	9.5	64	272	Pf	Pm
4	2	Male	38.3	Persistent vomiting, anorexia, fever, headache	7.8	32	520	Pf + Pm	Pm/Pf
5	14	Male	37.4	Headache, fever 3d, joint pain, anorexia	11.1	3920	96	Pf	Pm

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