Table 3 Overall prevalence of pathogens in febrile children diagnosed by rapid diagnostic tests
From: Prevalence of malaria, typhoid, toxoplasmosis and rubella among febrile children in Cameroon
Diseases/Pathogens | Number of children with recent infection (%)a | Number of children with past infection (%)a |
|---|---|---|
Malaria | 179 (56.8) | - |
Typhoid (S. typhi and S. paratyphi) | 14 (4.4) | 14 (4.4) |
Toxoplasmosis (T.gondii) | 10 (3.2) | 121 (38.3) |
Rubella | 4 (1.3) | 12 (3.8) |
RDT negative (all four pathogens) | 108 (34.3) | - |
Co- infections with malaria (n = 179) |  |  |
Malaria and typhoid (S. typhi and paratyphi) IgM | 14 (7.8) | - |
Malaria and toxoplasmosis (T.gondii) IgM | 10 (5.6) | - |
Malaria and rubella IgM | 4 (2.3) | - |
Malaria + typhoid (S. typhi and paratyphi) IgM + toxoplasmosis (T.gondii) IgM + rubella IgM | 2 (0.006) | - |