Effect of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole on the risk of malaria in HIV-infected Ugandan children living in an area of widespread antifolate resistance

Table 2 Characteristics of malaria episodes

Characteristics	HIV-uninfected* (n = 517)	HIV-infected* (n = 292)
Number of treatments for malaria	511	65
New episodes of malaria^†	491	65
Species for new episodes
P. falciparum^‡	451 (92%)	60 (92%)
P. malariae	23 (4%)	2 (3%)
P. ovale	14 (3%)	3 (5%)
P. vivax	3 (1%)	0
Geometric means parasite density per μL^§	11230	6462

* All HIV-uninfected participants were not receiving TS and all HIV-infected participants were receiving daily TS
^† After exclusion of episodes due to recrudescences identified by genotyping
^‡ Includes P. falciparum mono and mixed infections
^§ Only include new episodes of falciparum malaria

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