TABLE 3.
Estimated quinine MICs for different values of the parameters parasite multiplication rate, Emax, and slope γ
PMRa and γ values | Estimated MIC (μg/ml) (95% CI) for 1 − Emax values of:
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0.0001 | 0.00001 | 0.000001 | |
PMR = 6 | |||
γ = 2.5 | 0.88 (0.84-0.92) | 0.89 (0.84-0.93) | 0.89 (0.85-0.93) |
γ = 3.0 | 1.04 (1.00-1.08) | 1.05 (1.01-1.08) | 1.05 (1.01-1.08) |
γ = 3.5 | 1.16 (1.12-1.20) | 1.17 (1.13-1.21) | 1.18 (1.14-1.22) |
PMR = 10 | |||
γ = 2.5 | 0.54 (0.51-0.57) | 0.55 (0.53-0.59) | 0.56 (0.53-0.59) |
γ = 3.0 | 0.68 (0.65-0.71) | 0.71 (0.68-0.74) | 0.71 (0.68-0.74) |
γ = 3.5 | 0.80 (0.76-0.83) | 0.84 (0.81-0.86) | 0.84 (0.81-0.87) |
PMR = 20 | |||
γ = 2.5 | 0.22 (0.19-0.24) | 0.29 (0.27-0.31) | 0.30 (0.28-0.31) |
γ = 3.0 | 0.30 (0.27-0.33) | 0.40 (0.38-0.42) | 0.42 (0.40-0.44) |
γ = 3.5 | 0.38 (0.35-0.41) | 0.51 (0.48-0.53) | 0.53 (0.51-0.55) |
PMR, parasite multiplication rate.