Table 1. Multiplicity of P. falciparum infection among mild, severe and cerebral malaria patients.

Multiplicity of infection	Mild (%) N = 178	Severe (%) N = 105	Cerebral (%) N = 154	Odds for severe (mild vs severe)	Odds for cerebral (mild vs cerebral)
1 clone	129 (65.5)	93 (56.7)	83 (75.5)	0.72	0.64
2 clones	55 (27.9)	46 (28.1)	23 (20.9)	0.84	0.42
3 clones	10 (5.1)	18 (11.0)	2 (1.8)	1.8	0.20
> 3 clones	3 (1.5)	7 (4.3)	2 (1.8)	2.3	0.67