Table 4.
Interval from the onset of fever to diagnosis of malarial species in Guangxi, 2010–2015
| Species | Interval from fever onset to diagnosis (d) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum* | Maximum† | |
| P. falciparum | 1,621 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| P. vivax | 247 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 82 |
| P. ovale | 123 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 226 |
| P. malariae | 27 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| Mixed infection | 36 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
| Clinically diagnosed | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Total | 2,069 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 226 |
*
Herein “1” contains the interval that equal 1 day (24 hours) and those less than 1 day.
†
This represents that the interval between day of primary infection for this patient and diagnosis.