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Table 3 Gametocyte density before and after amodiaquine treatment of the 612 children who completed 28-day follow-up

From: Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte sex ratios in children with acute, symptomatic, uncomplicated infections treated with amodiaquine

  

Year

 

Days of follow up

Gametocyte density (/μL)

2000

2004

2006

2000–2006

P value

0

GM

13 (12)

16 (38)

17 (16)

16 (66)

0.66

 

Range

6 – 498

6 – 288

6 – 138

6 – 498

 

1

GM

13 (4)

17 (37)

24 (8)

18 (49)

0.85

 

Range

6 – 48

6 – 648

6 – 114

6 – 648

 

2

GM

21 (7)

20 (34)

35 (6)

21 (47)

0.77

 

Range

6 – 174

6 – 600

6 – 396

6 – 600

 

3

GM

18 (11)

25 (38)

19 (21)

23 (70)

0.75

 

Range

6 – 210

6 – 720

6 – 798

6 – 798

 

7

GM

10 (12)

32 (22)

22 (16)

22 (50)

0.3

 

Range

6 – 24

6 – 600

6 – 558

6 – 600

 

14

GM

11 (5)

14 (16)

11 (8)

13 (29)

0.7

 

Range

6 – 18

6 – 108

6 – 180

6 – 180

 

21

GM

-

9 (4)

18 (1)

10 (5)

0.36

 

Range

 

6 – 12

18

6 – 18

 

28

GM

-

12 (2)

57 (2)

26 (4)

0.82

 

Range

 

12

6 – 546

6 – 546

 
  1. GM, geometric mean; Number in parenthesis indicates number of patients