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Table 1 The prevalence of P. falciparum infection by microscopy and QT-NASBA in relation to age

From: Low density parasitaemia, red blood cell polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparumspecific immune responses in a low endemic area in northern Tanzania

Parasite prevalence, % (n/N)

<5 years

5–15 years

>15 years

P-value

Microscopy, prevalence (n/N)

1.8 (11/608)

2.4 (18/744)

1.6 (22/1369)

0.42

Microscopy (selection)*

1.5 (2/137)

5.1 (8/156)

3.1 (5/160)

0.21

QT-NASBA

27.0 (37/137)

36.5 (57/156)

33.1 (53/160)

0.22

  1. *Selection = only those individuals who also had valid QT-NASBA results. For eleven samples included in the QT-NASBA, no information on age was available.
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