Table 2 Admission variables and outcome in 553 patients treated with atovaquone-proguanil for imported uncomplicated malaria
Temperature at diagnosis N (%) | |
|---|---|
≤37.7C° | 175 (31.6) |
37.8-39C° | 208 (37.6) |
39.1-40C° | 104 (18.8) |
>40C° | 19 (3.4) |
Symptoms at diagnosis | |
Headache | 256 (46.3) |
Nausea/vomiting | 156 (28.2) |
Diarrhoea | 102 (18.5) |
Myalgia | 81 (14.7) |
Abdominal pain | 32 (5.8) |
Arthralgia | 20 (3.6) |
Compliance to follow-up | |
Day 3 | 469 (84.1) |
Day 7 | 364 (65.8) |
Day 30 | 265 (47.9) |
Hospitalization | |
Hospitalized at diagnosis | 191 (34.5) |
Still hospitalized at day 3 | 124 (22.4) |
Still hospitalized at day 7 | 15 (2.7) |
Still hospitalized at day 30 | 2 (0.3) |
Fever clearance (apyrexia) | |
Day 3 | 403/425* (94.8) |
Day 7 | 323/323* (100) |
Day 30 | 227/227* (100) |
Parasitological clearance (negative parasitaemia) | |
Day 3 | 292/425* (68.7) |
Day 7 | 331/331* (100) |
Day 30 | 215/217* (99.1) |