Table 2.

Malaria symptoms and parasitaemia according to plasmodial species

Plasmodial species (n = 73)
	P. vivax	P. falciparum	Total	*P value
Number of infected n (%)	53 (72.6%)	20 (27.4%)	73	<0.0001
Parasitaemia	2286 (50–17933)	1214 (52–12623)	2097 (50–17933)	0.334
Days since the onset of symptoms	2 (1–5)	3 (1–10)	3 (1–10)
Fever	38 (71.7%)	15 (75%)	53 (72.6%)	0.779
Headache	40 (75.5%)	15 (75%)	55 (75.3%)	0.968
Chill	32 (60.4%)	13 (65%)	45 (61.6%)	0.719
Myalgia	31 (58.5%)	14 (70%)	45 (61.6%)	0.368
Nausea	20 (37.7%)	11 (55%)	31 (42.5%)	0.184

Data expressed as n (%) of patients; Parasitaemia (number of parasites/μL of blood) and onset of symptoms expressed as median (minimum-maximum); *Statistical significance determined by Mann Whitney U and Chi-square tests.