Table 4.
Comparison of admission with discharge biochemical characteristics of children treated for cerebral malaria for the two treatment groups. Values are means with standard deviations
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Artemether (n=45)
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Quinine (n=42)
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| Variable | Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge |
| Alanine transferase (ALT) in IU/l | 31.8 (44.2) | 21.0 (12.3) | 85.0 (40.0) | 28.0 (44.4) |
| Aspartate amino transferase (AST) in IU/l | 70.7 (67.4) | 35.6 (29.8) | 166.0 (70.8) | 46.0 (41.2) |
| Bilirubin in μmol/l | 22.2 (17.1) | 5.1 (3.76) | 29.0 (37.6) | 20.5 (82) |
| Creatinine in μmol/l | 8.84 (5.3) | 6.2 (1.68) | 7.96 (2.65) | 6.2 (2.12) |
| Potassium in mmol/l | 4.6 (0.77) | 4.5 (0.79) | 4.2 (0.85) | 4.7 (1.62) |