Table 2.

Summary of changes in lag phase when 12-hourly parasite counts were used instead of six-hourly counts.

	Duration of lag phase (hours) a
Change in t lag	0 hours b	6 hours	12 hours	18 hours c
Decreased	0 (0%)	354 (84%)	42 (53%)	12 (80%)
Remains unchanged	1167 (99%)	0 (0%)	37 (47%)	0 (0%)
Increased	12 (1%)	69 (16%)	0 (0%)	3 (20%)

Values presented in brackets is the percentage of the column sum.

^anumber of patients (%) given

^bno lag phase was identified

^cduration of lag phase of 18 hours or longer