TABLE 1.
Donor characteristics of children with symptomatic P. falciparum infections, children with asymptomatic P. falciparum infections, and healthy aparasitemic children
| Groupa | No. of children | Mean age (years) ± SD | Parasitemiab (no. of parasites/μl)
|
Mean axillary temp (°C) ± SD | Mean PCVc ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 25% | 75% | |||||
| i | 30 | 3.5 ± 2.1 | 90,000 | 20,000 | 140,000 | 39.4 ± 0.7 | 29.6 ± 5.6 |
| ii | 50 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 3,000 | 295 | 15,000 | 36.6 ± 0.3 | 28.3 ± 4.2 |
| iii | 46 | 2.5 ± 1.3 | 36.7 ± 0.4 | 31.9 ± 3.6 | |||
a
Group i, children with symptomatic P. falciparum infections; group ii, children with asymptomatic P. falciparum infections; and group iii, healthy aparasitemic children.
b
25% and 75%, 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively.
c
PCV, packed cell volume.