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Table 1 Characteristics, initial treatment outcome, and relapse pattern of patients infected with Plasmodium vivax and treated with azithromycin, 1.2 g once a day, for 7 days

From: Triangular test applied to the clinical trial of azithromycin against relapses in Plasmodium vivax infections

Patients characteristics Initial treatment Relapse
N° Sex Age (years) Previous malaria Area of acquisition Parasite clearancea (hours) Fever clearanceb (hours) Outcome End point (days)
5 F 26 No India 186 89 Relapsed 43
2 F 22 Yes India 65 51 Relapsed 45
4 M 32 No Comoros 161 42 Relapsed 108
1 M 32 Yes Comoros 96 24 Censored 396
3 F 18 Yes Comoros 161 17 Censored 407
  1. a The parasite clearance time is the time taken for the parasite count to fall below detectable levels in a peripheral blood smear. b The fever clearance time is the time taken for the body temperature to fall below 38°C and to remain below this value for >48 h.
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