TABLE 2.
sTNF-RI, CRP, and haptoglobin concentrations in Gambian children with symptomatic P. falciparum infections or asymptomatic P. falciparum infections and in healthy aparasitemic children
| Groupa | Median amt (25–75%; n)b of:
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| sTNF-RI (ng/ml) | CRPc (μg/ml) | Haptoglobin (μg/ml) | |
| i | 4.8 (3.9–5.5; 17) | 68 (33–95; 27) | 702 (349–1,069; 19) |
| ii | 1.9 (1.5–2.2; 25) | 11 (3–48; 32) | 346 (21–673; 31) |
| iii | 1.4 (0.9–1.6; 17) | 1 (0–2; 40) | 1,024 (582–1,742; 40) |
a
Group i, children with symptomatic P. falciparum infections; group ii, children with asymptomatic P. falciparum infections; group iii, healthy aparasitemic children.
b
Values in the 25th to 75th percentiles (25–75%) and the numbers of samples tested are shown in parentheses.
c
The percentages of children with CRP concentrations of 8 μg/ml or above were 96.3, 56.3, and 12.5% for groups i, ii, and iii, respectively.