Table 1.
Background data of study participants
| Parameter | Values |
|---|---|
| Age range (months) | 4–156 |
| Geometric mean age (months) | 52.18 |
| D0 parasite prevalence by microscopya | 72/96 |
| D0 parasitaemia range (per µl of blood)a | 400–648,080 |
| Geometric mean D0 parasitaemia (per µl of blood)a | 20,319 |
| D7 parasite prevalence by microscopya | 1/96 |
| D0 gametocyte prevalence by microscopy | 3/96 |
| D7 gametocyte prevalence by microscopy | 2/96 |
| D0 parasite prevalence by PCR | 96/96 |
| D7 parasite prevalence by PCR | 3/96 |
| G6DP | |
| Normal | 100/105 |
| Deficientb | 5/105 |
aAsexual parasite prevalence
bG6PD Deficient: A376G plus one or more (G202A, G680T or T968C) mutation. Only 105 out of 112 could be genotyped