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Table 4 Parasite densities at base line versus mean parasite, fever and gametocyte clearance time among patients treated with AL

From: Therapeutic efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Enfranze, north-west Ethiopia

Base line parasite density (no)

Mean PCT

P value

Mean FCT

P value

Mean GCT

P value

≤6,360 (22)

24

 

30.5

 

24

 

6,361–7,675 (18)

24

 

32

 

36

 

7,676–8,743 (20)

26.4

 

33.6

 

60

 

≥8,744 (20)

60

 

36

 

60

 

Total (80)

33.6

0.002

33

0.97

45

0.798

  1. The statistical tool used to calculate p value is Cox regression.
  2. PCT parasite clearance time, FCT fever clearance time, GCT gametocyte clearance time.