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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: B cell sub-types following acute malaria and associations with clinical immunity

Participants’ characteristic (n = 38)

Mean

Range

Age (years)

4.8

4.6–5.0

Parasite density on day 0 (parasites/µl)

23,080a

2000–180,000

Asymptomatic parasitaemia episodes in the prior 180 days

0.5

0–5

Symptomatic malaria episodes in the prior 180 days

3.8

1–8

Proportion of participants with recurrent malariab

10/38

 
  1. aMedian
  2. bRecurrent malaria as defined symptomatic malaria in the 28 days following enrolment