Table 3 Treatment and outcome of 265 P. falciparum infected patients receiving treatment at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases between 2015 and 2018
Characteristics | Summary statisticsa |
|---|---|
Mechanical ventilation | 4.9 (13) |
Haemodialysis | 3 (8) |
Red blood cell transfusion | 5.7 (15) |
Hospital acquired infection (HAI) | 4.2 (11) |
Patients with fever 3 days of treatment | 13.2 (35) |
Fever clearance times (days) | 2.4 ± 1.5 |
Patients with parasitaemia 72 h of treatment | 15.1 (40) |
Parasite clearance times (hours) | 53 ± 30.8 |
Early treatment failure | 7.2 (19) |
Distribution of early treatment failure | |
Vietnam | |
Binh Phuoc and Central Highland (n = 148) | 4.7 (7) |
Other areas (n = 62) | 12.9 (8) |
Cambodia (n = 26) | 7.7 (2) |
Africa (n = 29) | 6.9 (2) |
Patients with parasitaemia on day 3 with axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 °C | 3 (8) |
Late treatment failure | 19.2 (51) |
Distribution of late treatment failure | |
Vietnam | |
Binh Phuoc and Central Highland (n = 148) | 16.2 (24) |
Other areas (n = 62) | 22.6 (14) |
Cambodia (n = 26) | 19.2 (5) |
Africa (n = 29) | 27.6 (8) |
Number of inpatient days | 5.7 ± 3.5 |
ICU admission | 10.9 (29) |
Response to treatment | |
Recovery | 98.5 (261) |
Death | 1.5 (4) |