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Table 2 Baseline parasite density calculated using an assumed WBC count of 8,000/μL compared to absolute WBC counts determined in individual children

From: Comparison of an assumed versus measured leucocyte count in parasite density calculations in Papua New Guinean children with uncomplicated malaria

 

Parasite density based on assumed WBC count

Parasite density based on measured WBC count

P value*

P. falciparum (n = 143)

15,208 (9,320-19,470)

13,213 (7,680-16,273)

0.49

P. vivax (n = 33)

5,364 (644-10,109)

3,538 (595-12,698)

0.96

  1. Data are median (interquartile range). Children with mixed Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax infections (n = 8) are included in both groups.
  2. *Mann–Whitney U test.
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Malaria Journal

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