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Table 3 Patient recruitment and follow up for 28 days

From: Efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southwestern Ethiopia

Characteristics

n

Fever clearance

 Fever present on day 1

10 (11.2)

 Fever present on day 2 

5 (5.6)

 Fever present on day 3

0 (0.0)

Parasite clearance

 Smear positive on day 1

7 (7.9)

 Smear positive on day 2

3 (3.4)

 Smear positive on day 3

0 (0.0)

Appearance of gametocytes

 Gametocyte carriage on day 0 

12 (13.5)

 Gametocyte carriage on day 28

2 (2.2)