Table 1.
VL (n = 196) | EC (n = 59) | |
---|---|---|
Age in years | 30 (7–62)a | 35 (19–56) |
Sex % (M/F) | 60/40 | 44/56 |
WBC (per mm3) | 4550 (1300–15 800) | ND |
Splenic scoreb | 2 (1–5) | NA |
Spleen enlargement (cm) | 4 (0–20) | NA |
Days of fever | 30 (4–365) | NA |
Abbreviations: ND, not done; NA, not applicable.
a Median values are shown, range given within parenthesis.
b Scoring of parasite load is on a logarithmic scale from 1 to 6, were 0 is no parasites per 1000 microscopic fields (1000×), 1 is 1–10 parasites per 1000 fields, and 6 is >100 parasites per field.