Optimising Controlled Human Malaria Infection Studies Using Cryopreserved P. falciparum Parasites Administered by Needle and Syringe (original) (raw)
Figure 2
PfSPZ Challenge Infectivity Data.
Kaplan-Meier analysis of time to patent parasitemia in days between injection and diagnosis (p = 0.024 logrank test). 2,500 ID = 2,500 sporozoites administered intradermally (ID). 2,500 IM = 2,500 sporozoites administered intramuscularly. 25,000 = 25,000 sporozoites administered intramuscularly. Median pre-patent period = 13.19 days for 2,500 sporozoites ID, 17.8 days for 2,500 sporozoites IM, 12.72 days for 25,000 sporozoites IM.