Malaria in Pregnancy in Endemic Regions of Colombia: High Frequency of Asymptomatic and Peri-Urban Infections in Pregnant Women with Malaria
Table 2
Frequency of infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and delivery units.
Infection in peripheral blood
Infection in placental blood
Total
ANC
Delivery
()
()
()
()
Microscopy: (%)
33 (4.2)
33 (7.2)
0 (0)
2 (0.6)
P. falciparum
26 (3.3)
26 (5.7)
0 (0)
2 (0.6)
P. vivax
6 (0.8)
6 (1.3)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Mixed P.F and P.V
1 (0.1)
1 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
nPCR: (%)
42 (5.3)
37 (8.1)
5 (1.5)
9 (2.7)
P. falciparum
33 (4.2)
28 (6.1)
5 (1.5)
8 (2.4)
P. vivax
6 (0.8)
6 (1.3)
0 (0)
1 (0.3)
P. malarie
1 (0.1)
1 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Mixed P.F and P.V
2 (0.2)
2 (0.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Submicroscopic infections: (%)
9 (1.1)
4 (0.9)
5 (1.5)
7 (2.1)
Parasitaemia
Median
2480
180
(IQR)
(1130-4018)
(n.a)
IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; (sample size). A total of 46 infected pregnant women were detected; 42 were positive in peripheral blood by nPCR; and 9 were positive in placental blood, from those 5 were also positive in peripheral blood.
