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Table 1 Demographics of the study population

From: Population pharmacokinetics of mefloquine given as a 3-day artesunate–mefloquine in patients with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a multidrug-resistant area along the Thai–Myanmar border

 

Median

Range (min–max)

Body weight (kg)

52.5

39–73.5

Age (years)

25

16–50

Sex (% females)

49.6

Admission parasitaemia (/µl)

5320

1260–84,000

PCT (h)

26

14–48

FCT (h)

26

18–42

  1. PCT is the parasite clearance time, FCT is the fever clearance time