Table 1. Patients’ serum groups.
| Cure (n = 40) | Recrudescence (n = 28) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Severe malaria (n = 13) | Uncomplicated malaria (n = 27) | Total | Severe malaria (n = 13) | Uncomplicated malaria (n = 15) | Total |
| Age, years (mean S.D.) | 23.8 ± 8.4 | 23.1 ± 5.4 | 23.9 ± 6.5 | 24.1 ± 7.6 | 25.7 ± 9.5 | 24.5 ± 7.7 |
| Parasite Clearance Time, hr (mean ± S.D.) | 43.1 ± 12.2 | 43.8 ± 8.1 | 44.4 ± 10 | 44.6 ± 8.5 | 60.1 ± 17.4 | 51.6 ± 16.0 |
| Fever Clearance Time, hr (median, range) | 37, 18–156 | 28, 0–144 | 32, 0–156 | 100, 26–148 | 36, 8–83 | 39, 8–148 |
| Admission parasite density/uL (geometricmean, range)* | 5.11, 3.72–5.95 | 4.26, 2.78–5.23 | 4.53, 2.78–5.95 | 4.76, 3.92–5.90 | 4.49, 3.04–5.30 | 4.62, 3.04–5.90 |
| Proportion treated with Artesunate alone, % | 100.0 | 37.0 | 57.5 | 69.2 | 40 | 53.6 |
*Log10 scale.