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Table 2 Proportions of clinical signs at inclusion

From: Comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine - trimethoprim versus artemether - lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal

Clinical signs

DPT N = 206, n (%)

AL N = 197, n (%)

Fever

195 (94.7)

182 (92.4)

Headache

164 (79.6)

153 (77.7)

Asthenia

105 (51.0)

103 (52.3)

Anorexia

89 (43.4)

76 (38.6)

Rigors

56 (27.2)

44 (22.4)

Arthralgia

72 (35.0)

69 (35.0)

Abdominal pain

40 (19.4)

56 (28.4)

Pallor

39 (18.9)

39 (19.8)

Splenomegaly

24 (11.7)

12 (6.1)

Vomiting

12 (5.8)

17 (8.6)

Diffuse pain

12 (5.8)

13 (6.6)

Dizziness

6 (2.9)

8 (4.1)

Hepatomegaly

6 (2.9)

3 (1.5)

Nausea

4 (1.94)

2 (1.0)

Jaundice

3 (1.5)

5 (2.5)

Cough

2 (1)

1 (0.5)

Epigastric pain

2 (1)

1 (0.5)

Pruritus

1 (0.5)

0 (0)