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Table 3 Leukocyte count changes during malaria treatment

From: Predictive value of lymphocytopenia and the neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio for severe imported malaria

 

On admission

Upon clearance of parasitaemia

n

P value

Severe P. falciparum

    

  CRP, mg/L

184 (108–373)

49 (1–206)

29

<0.0001

  Total leukocyte count, x 109/L

6.8 (2.5-18.5)

7.8 (3.1-16.4)

40

0.0045

  Neutrophil count, x 109/L

3.5 (1.2-10.4)

4.0 (1.4-10.7)

40

NS

  Lymphocyte count, x 109/L

0.9 (0.2-4.2)

2.1 (0.2-5.8)

40

<0.0001

  NLCR

4.0 (0.9-17.0)

2.1 (0.5-20.3)

40

0.0011

Non-severe P. falciparum

    

  CRP, mg/L

96 (5–284)

14 (1–250)

116

<0.0001

  Total leukocyte count, x 109/L

4.8 (1.3-13.4)

5.6 (2.2-16.9)

161

<0.0001

  Neutrophil count, x 109/L

3.0 (0.6-8.8)

2.5 (0.3-11.9)

114

0.0075

  Lymphocyte count, x 109/L

0.9 (0.2-3.1)

2.0 (0.3-4.5)

114

<0.0001

  NLCR

3.3 (0.5-19.0)

1.3 (0.3-11.0)

114

<0.0001