TABLE 1.

Characteristics of isolates for which an in vitro assay was accomplished

Baseline characteristic	Value
	P. falciparum	P. vivax
Total no. assayed	90	99
Median (range) delay from venipuncture to start of culture (h)	1.7 (0.8-4.6)	1.7 (0.3-4.6)
Median (range) duration of assay (h)	31 (24-53)	29 (24-56)
Geometric mean (95% CI), parasitemia (no. of asexual parasites/μl)	14,197 (12,093-16,667)	8,364 (7,184-9,741)
Median initial % (range) of parasites at ring stage	100 (93-100)	49 (0-99)
Mean (95% CI) % schizonts at harvest	61.9 (58.1-65.6)	44.8 (41.2-47.6)