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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

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.