Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants who were successfully treated for their infection and those that experienced recrudescent or new infections: mean (95% confidence interval)

Age in months

33.9 (30.6-37.2)

33.0 (28.7-37.3)

35.7 (29.5-41.9)

.8

Parasites/mm³

7,365 (5408–10,029)

26,291 (17,508-39,480)

15,331 (9,164-25,649)

.002

Haemoglobin in gm/dL

9.8 (9.6-10.1)

9.3 (9.0-9.6)

9.0 (8.5-9.4)

.009

Multiplicity of infection

Not available

3.1 (2.8-3.5)

2.5 (2.3-2.9)

.03