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Table 3 Characteristics of patients with malaria

From: High prevalence of malaria in a non-endemic setting among febrile episodes in travellers and migrants coming from endemic areas: a retrospective analysis of a 2013–2018 cohort

Malaria +, n (%)

Total

VFR

Travellers

Visitors

(N = 108)

(N = 68)

(N = 2)

(N = 38)

Patients with previous malaria episodesa

74 (74%)

44 (70%)

0

30 (86%)

Current episode causative species

 P. falciparum

101(93.5%)

65 (96%)

1 (50%)

35 (92%)

 P. vivax

1 (0.9%)

0

1 (50%)

0

 P. ovale

5 (4.6%)

3 (4%)

0

2 (5%)

 P. ovale + P. malariae

1 (1.8%)

0

0

1 (3%)

Parasitation Index (%),

Median (IQR)

0.75%

(0.01–2.15)

0,9%

(0.001–2)

1.3% (no data from the other)

0.45% (<0.1–2.15)

Admission, n (%)

79 (73%)

51 (74%)

1 (50%)

27 (73%)

Those of which in ICU

3 (2.8%)

2 (3.1%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Severe Malaria

13 (12%)

9 (14%)

1 (50%)

3 (8%)

Days admitted, median (IQR)

5 (3–6)

4 (3–6)

65

5 (3.75–6)

  1. Unless otherwise stated, data are presented as median (IQR) and n/N (%), where N is the group size for which the variable was documented
  2. a26 patients had no recorded data from previous malaria episodes, and were excluded from that analysis