Table 5.

Summary of symptoms of the severity of patients enrolled in the study according to WHO criteria of severe malaria. Values are expressed in the number of patients and percentages are in brackets. P-values were obtained by the chi-square test; NA: not applicable; Pv: P. vivax; Pf: P. falciparum.

Symptoms	Pv	Pf	p Value
Impaired consciousness	0 (0)	1 (12.5)	0.0497
Prostration	27 (90)	8 (100)	0.3514
Multiple convulsions	21 (70)	7 (87.5)	0.3179
Deep breath and respiratory distress	0 (0)	2 (25)	0.0049
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Shock	1 (3.3)	0 (0)	0.6007
Clinical jaundice	10 (33.3)	0 (0)	0.0571
Abnormal bleeding	1 (3.3)	0 (0)	0.6007
Hypoglycemia	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Metabolic acidosis	1 (3.3)	0 (0)	0.6007
Severe anemia	1 (3.3)	2 (25)	0.0435
Hemoglobinurea	1 (3.3)	0 (0)	0.6007
Hyperlactatemia	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Renal impairment	12 (40)	3 (37.5)	0.8977
Pulmonary edema	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Hyperparasitemia	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA