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Table 2 Summary of changes in lag phase when 12-hourly parasite counts were used instead of six-hourly counts.

From: Standardizing the measurement of parasite clearance in falciparum malaria: the parasite clearance estimator

 

Duration of lag phase (hours)a

Change in t lag

0 hours b

6 hours

12 hours

18 hours c

Decreased

0 (0%)

354 (84%)

42 (53%)

12 (80%)

Remains unchanged

1167 (99%)

0 (0%)

37 (47%)

0 (0%)

Increased

12 (1%)

69 (16%)

0 (0%)

3 (20%)

  1. Values presented in brackets is the percentage of the column sum.
  2. anumber of patients (%) given
  3. bno lag phase was identified
  4. cduration of lag phase of 18 hours or longer