Research Article

Mother-to-Children Plasmodium falciparum Asymptomatic Malaria Transmission at Saint Camille Medical Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Table 3

Malaria parasites detected in peripheral, placental, and umbilical cord blood among parturients.

SamplesThick peripheral blood smears Thick placental blood smearsThick cord blood smears
Parasite density (parasites/µL) Type of plasmodium parasiteParasite density (parasites/µL) Type of plasmodium parasiteParasite density (parasites/µL) Type of plasmodium parasite

M4143P. f.
M68,157P. f.
M16390P. f.
M3814,811P. f. 12,256P. f.
M4911,647P. f. 12,317P. f. 5,102P. f.
M6611,647P. f. and P. m. 522P. f. 231P. f.
M90175P. f.
M921,534P. f. 512P. f.
M95270P. f. 509P. f. and
P. m.
M11413,044P. f.
M126118P. f. 716P. f. 517P. f.
M131135P. f.
M133827P. f.
M14726,862P. f. 16,196P. f.
M1551,450P. f. and P.  m. 588P. f. and P. m.
M1602,470P. f.
M1622,263P. f.
M167115,073P. f. 112,396P. f.
M16918,600P. f.
M17316,985P. f. 82,325P. f.
M17561,635P. f. 99,445P. f.
M1774,610P. f. and
P. o.
1,064P. f.
M1862,370P. f.
M1952,857P. f.
M1962,105P. f. 857P. f.
M1991,200P. f.
M2005,720P. f.

P. f.: Plasmodium falciparum; P. m.: Plasmodium malariae; P. o.: Plasmodium ovale. Parasite densities presented are from P. falciparum.