Low Frequency of Asymptomatic and Submicroscopic Plasmodial Infections in Urabá Region in Colombia

Table 2

Thick blood smear, RDT, and PCR positive results per municipality and species of Plasmodium.

Sample per site / Test	Thick blood Smear	RDT	PCR	Any test positive
	(n=399)	(n=399)	(n=227)	(n=399)
Turbo (n= 99; 24.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	3 (3.0%)
Necoclí (n=111; 27.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 - - - -	1 (0.9%)
San Pedro (n=154; 38.6%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)
Mutatá (n=35; 8.8%)	0 - - - - - -	0 - - - - -	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)
Total (n=399; 100%)	5 (1.3)	4 (1.0%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.0%)
Specie / Test
Plasmodium falciparum	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (0.8%)
Plasmodium vivax	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.3%)
Total (n=399; 100%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.0%)

Positive result for a sample with at least one of the tests performed.