| On admission | Upon clearance of parasitaemia | n | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Severe P. falciparum | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 |