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Table 3 Key time intervals

From: An operational comparative study of quinine and artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in hospitals and health centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the MATIAS study

 

Quinine

Artesunate

p-value

Time to discharge (days)

3 (1–9)

2 (1–9)

p <0.001

Interval between admission and beginning of parenteral treatment (hours)

3 (0–20)

2 (0–15)

p <0.001

Interval between beginning of parenteral treatment and oral treatment (hours)

39 (12–67)

45 (32–56)

p <0.001

Parasite clearance time (hours)

24 (10–82)

23 (11–49)

p <0.001

  1. Median and 90 % central range