History of malaria treatment as a predictor of subsequent subclinical parasitaemia: a cross‑sectional survey and malaria case records from three villages in Pailin, western Cambodia

• Main Authors: Peto, Thomas J., Kloprogge, Sabine E., Tripura, Rupam, Chea Nguon, Nou Sanann, Sovann Yok, Chhouen Heng, Cholrawee Promnarate, Jeremy Chalk, Ngak Song, Lee, Sue J., Yoel Lubell, Mallika Imwong, White, Nicholas J., Seidlein, Lorenz von, Arjen Dondorp
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; malaria; Cambodia; Pailin; parasitaemia
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3155
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Treatment of the sub-clinical reservoir of malaria, which may maintain transmission, could be an important component of elimination strategies. The reliable detection of asymptomatic infections with low levels of parasitaemia requires high-volume quantitative polymerase chain reaction...