Table 4 Demographic characteristics, treatment and outcome of 29 P. falciparum infected patients from Africa
Characteristics | Summary statisticsa |
|---|---|
Male | 96.6 (28) |
Age | 35.1 ± 10.2 |
Number of days of illness at the time of admission (days) | 6.1 ± 5.5 |
Number of inpatient days | 5.1 ± 3.8 |
Patients with parasitaemia 72 h of treatment | 6.9 (2) |
Patients with fever 3 days of treatment | 10.3 (3) |
Severe malaria | 27.6 (8) |
Manifestation of severe malaria (n = 8) | |
Shock | 3.4 (1) |
Impaired consciousness | 3.4 (1) |
Jaundice | 6.9 (2) |
Hyperparasitaemia | 3.4 (1) |
Mixed manifestations (i.e., patients had more than one severe manifestation) | 10.2 (3) |
Early treatment failure | 6.9 (2) |
Late treatment failure | 27.6 (8) |
Red blood cell transfusion | 10.3 (3) |
Haemodialysis | 6.9 (2) |
Mechanical ventilation | 10.3 (3) |
Death | 6.9 (2) |