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 (
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| Serial number | Parasite densities (/µl) | Donor unit | Pretransfusion | Posttransfusion |
| (1) | 172 | 5,080 | MP− | (2) | 80 | 193 | MP− | (3) | 18 | 50 | MP− | (4) | 550 | 150 | MP− | (5) | 150 | 40 | MP− | (6) | 147 | 120 | MP− | (7) | 88 | 35 | MP− | (8) | 75 | 44 | MP− | (9) | 60 | 28 | MP− | (10) | MP− | 63 | 75 | (11) | MP− | MP− | 74 | (12) | MP− | MP− | 100 | (13) | MP− | MP− | 86 | (14) | MP− | 100 | MP− |
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MP−: negative malaria parasites.
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