Table 4 Loss of infected erythrocytes as a percentage of total erythrocyte loss, in participants inoculated with Pf3D7, PfK13 and P. vivax

Baseline RCC (× 10¹²/L)

5.0

(4.7–5.8)

5.0

(4.7–5.8)

5.1

(4.6–5.2)

5.0

(4.7–5.2)

0.58

0.57

Nadir RCC (× 10¹²/L)

4.5

(4.2–4.8)

4.5

(4.2–4.8)

4.4

(3.8–4.6)

4.4

(4.0–4.8)

0.07

0.31

Total RCC Loss (× 10¹²/L)

0.5

(0.3–0.7)

0.5

(0.3–0.6)

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

0.0005

0.57

Malaria-attributable RCC loss (× 10¹²/L) ^a

0.21

(0.04–0.36)

0.20

(0.04–0.33)

0.34

(0.12–0.50)

0.21

(0.04–0.33)

0.06

0.87

Malaria-attributable RCC loss/total RCC loss (%) ^b

42

(13–51)

40

(13–55)

49

(20–63)

42

(13–55)

0.29

0.46

Loss of pRBC/total malaria-attributable RBC loss (%) ^c

0.015

(0.006–0.060)

0.014

(0.005–0.039)

0.128

(0.068–0.616)

0.022

(0.008–0.082)

 < 0.0001

0.19