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. 2016 Apr 29;11(4):e0154015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154015

Table 2. Average total dose of drug (mg/kg) administered.

Pf: Plasmodium falciparum, Pv: Plasmodium vivax, Pf/Pv: mixed infections.

Infection n Mean (95%CI) Median (IQR) Range
Artemether Pf 112 10.3 (10.0–10.6) 10.0 (9.2–11.2) 6.8–15.0
Lumefantrine Pf 112 62.0 (60.0–63.9) 60.0 (55.4–67.0) 40.6–90.0
Primaquine single dose Pf 112 0.9 (0.8–0.9) 0.8 (0.8–0.9) 0.6–1.5
Chloroquine Pv 55 27.4 (26.5–28.4) 27.0 (25.0–28.4) 23.1–45.0
Primaquine radical cure prescribed Pv 55 5.2 (4.8–5.7) 4.8 (4.0–6.0) 3.2–10.5
Primaquine radical cure confirmed by pill count Pv 43 5.1 (4.6–5.6) 4.7 (3.7–5.8) 2.8–10.5
Artemether Pf/Pv 11 11.8 (10.0–13.7) 12.0 (8.7–15.0) 8.3–16.0
Lumefantrine Pf/Pv 11 71.1 (59.7–82.4) 72.0 (52.4–90.0) 49.7–96.0
Primaquine radical cure prescribed Pf/Pv 10 6.9 (4.9–8.9) 6.8 (4.6–10.5) 3.6–10.5
Primaquine radical cure confirmed by pill count Pf/Pv 9 6.7 (4.9–8.4) 7.0 (4.9–8.3) 3.6–10.5