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Table 6 Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of severity markers in patients with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria

From: Laboratory markers of disease severity in Plasmodium knowlesi infection: a case control study

Variable

AUC (95% CI)

Pigment-containing neutrophil count in cells/μl

0.8561 (0.7328 – 0.9794)

Parasite count in parasites/μl (thick film)

0.8261 (0.7075 – 0.9447)

Parasite count in % IRBC (thin film)

0.8476 (0.7536 – 0.9416)

Platelet count in x 103 platelets/μl†

0.7723 (0.6775 – 0.8671)

  1. AUC area under ROC curve.
  2. 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
  3. % IRBC % infected red blood cells.
  4. NA not assessed.
  5. †This analysis was made on the inverse function of the platelet count.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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