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Hyperparasitaemia during clinical malaria episodes in infants aged 0-24 months and its association with in utero exposure to Plasmodium falciparum.

Boniphace SylvesterDinah B GasarasiSaid AboudDonath TarimoSiriel MassaweRose MpembeniGote Swedberg
Published in: BMC research notes (2018)
The geometric mean parasite count per µl of blood during clinical malaria episodes in exposed infants was 24,889 (95% CI 18,286-31,490) while in unexposed infants it was 14,035 (95% CI 12,111-15,960), P < 0.05. Prenatal exposure to P. falciparum was associated with hyperparasitaemia during clinical malaria episodes (OR 7.04, 95% CI 2.31-21.74), while other factors were not significantly associated (P > 0.05).
Keyphrases
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • pregnant women
  • peripheral blood