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Table 4 Parasite clearance between day 0 and 3 based on 24 h sampling

From: High efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Muheza and Kigoma Districts, Tanzania

Variable

AL

DP

Overall

Muheza

 With P. falciparum

  Day 1

86/95 (90.5%)

86/96 (89.6%)

172/191 (90.1%)

  Day 2

21/94 (22.3%)

21/96 (21.9%)

42/190 (22.1%)

  Day 3

1/94 (1.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1/189 (0.5%)

Ujiji

 With P. falciparum

  Day 1

137/161 (85.1%)

117/155 (75.5%)

254/316 (80.4%)

  Day 2

35/159 (22.0%)

17/154 (11.0%)

52/113 (16.6%)

  Day 3

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

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