Table 1.

Demographic and clinical features of the Plasmodium falciparum patients at the time of enrollment

Total number of patients (% males)	109 (60.55%)
Age (years) (median/range)	20.5 (1–60)
Feverish patients on day 0 (axillary temperature > 37.5°C)	77.06%
Temperature (°C) [mean (range)]	38.4 (36.0–40.0)
Asexual parasite density on day 0: geometric mean (range)
Under 5 years (N = 6)	3,203/μL (700–38,880)
5–15 years (N = 29)	8,290/μL (220–147,600)
> 15 years (N = 74)	3,622/μL (140–83,800)
Patients present with gametocytes on day 0 [n (%)]	19 (17.43%)
Gametocyte density on day 0: geometric mean (range)	54/μL (0–2,540)