Table 1 Characteristics of the thirty seven uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax patients
From: Augmented plasma microparticles during acute Plasmodium vivax infection
CHARACTERISTICS | |
|---|---|
Gender, male:female | 2.7:1 |
Median Age, years (range) | 36 (15-66) |
N° of previous malaria episodes, n (%) | |
≤ 5 | 19 (51.3) |
6 - 10 | 13 (35.1) |
> 10 | 5 (13.5) |
N° of days of acute illness, n (%) | |
≤ 2 | 10 (26) |
3 - 5 | 19 (51.3) |
> 6 | 8 (21.6) |
Symptoms in the last 3 days, n (%) | |
Fever | 37 (100) |
Headache | 33 (89.1) |
Chills | 35 (94.6) |
Myalgia | 32 (86.4) |
Anorexia | 24 (64.8) |
Nausea | 13 (35.1) |
Diarrhoea | 7 (18.9) |
Vomiting | 6 (16.2) |
Dyspnea | 4 (10.8) |
Parasitaemia, parasites/μl of blood, n (%) | |
≤ 500 | 10 (27.0) |
500 - 10,000 | 10 (27.0) |
> 10,000 | 17 (45.9) |
Body temperature ( o C) | |
≤ 36 | 8 (21.6) |
37 - 37.8 | 14 (37.8) |
> 37.8 | 15 (40.5) |
Haemoglobin levels g/dL, median (range) | 13.26 (9.7 - 16.6) |
Platelet counts ×1000/mm 3 , median (range) | 115 (53 - 208) |
Leukocyte counts ×100/mm 3 , median (range) | 52 (23 - 117) |
Haematocrit %, median (range) | 41 (32.2 - 50.6) |