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Table 2 Treatment outcomes of ASAQ and AL treatment, per-protocol analysis

From: Artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of acute uncomplicated malaria in Congolese children under 10 years old living in a suburban area: a randomized study

 

ASAQ

AL

Overall

AA

AS

Overall

AA

AS

Number of patients, N

129

112

17

133

109

24

PCR uncorrected responses on day 28

 Lost to follow-up, N (%)

22 (17.1)

22 (19.6)

1 (5.9)

15 (11.3)

13 (11.9)

2 (8.3)

 Eligible, N (%)

107 (82.9)

90 (80.4)

16 (94.1)

118 (88.7)

96 (88.1)

22 (91.7)

 Failure, N (%)

10 (9.4)

9 (10.0)

1 (6.2)

12 (10.2)

10 (10.4)

2 (9.1)

 ETF, N (%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

 LCF, N (%)

5 (4.7)

4 (4.4)

1 (6.2)

5 (4.2)

5 (5.2)

0

 LPF, N (%)

5 (4.7)

5 (5.6)

0

7 (5.9)

5 (5.2)

2 (9.1)

 ACPR, N (%)

97 (90.6)

81 (90.0)

15 (93.8)

106 (89.8)

86 (89.6)

20 (90.9)

PCR corrected responses on day 28

 Loss of follow up + new infection, N (%)

30 (23.3)

28 (25.0)

2 (11.8)

23 (17.3)

20 (18.3)

3 (12.5)

 Eligible, N (%)

99 (76.7)

84 (75.0)

15 (88.2)

110 (82.7)

89 (81.7)

21 (87.5)

 Failure, N (%)

3 (3.0)

3 (3.6)

0

4 (3.6)

3 (3.3)

1 (4.8)

 ETF, N (%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

 ACPR, N (%)

96 (97.0)

81 (96.4)

15 (100)

106 (96.4)

86 (96.6)

20 (95.2)

 Recrudescence, N

3

3

0

4

3

1

 New infection, N

7

6

1

8

7

1

  1. ASAQ artesunate-amodiaquine, AL artemether-lumefantrine, ETF early treatment failure, LCF late clinical failure, LPF late parasitological failure, ACPR adequate clinical and parasitological response