Research Article

Observation of Blood Donor-Recipient Malaria Parasitaemia Patterns in a Malaria Endemic Region

Table 2

Malaria parasite densities in donor-recipient pairs at ABUTH, Zaria ().

Serial numberParasite densities (/µl)
Donor unitPretransfusionPosttransfusion

(1)1725,080MP−
(2)80193MP−
(3)1850MP−
(4)550150MP−
(5)15040MP−
(6)147120MP−
(7)8835MP−
(8)7544MP−
(9)6028MP−
(10)MP−6375
(11)MP−MP−74
(12)MP−MP−100
(13)MP−MP−86
(14)MP−100MP−

MP−: negative malaria parasites.