Characteristics | Clinical groups | ||
---|---|---|---|
Cerebral malaria | Severe non-cerebral malaria | Uncomplicated malaria | |
Number of patients | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Age, median (range), months | 36 (5–72) | 30 (9–60) | 36 (5–60) |
Sex ratio (male/female) | 1.46 (44/30) | 0.86 (33/38) | 1.12 (37/33) |
Geometric mean parasitaemia (95% CI; [range]) asexual parasites/µl | 44,400 (15,100–34,900) [2,720–864,000] | 21,800 (32,700–83,900) [156–650,000] | 22,300 (16,000–42,900) [75–247,000] |
Body temperature, median (range) °C | 38.5 (35.5–40.9) | 38.0 (36.0–41.0) | 38.5 (36.0–40.7) |
Haemoglobin, median (range) g/dl* | 6.0 (0.8–12.9) | 8.6 (3.1–11.5) | 8.6 (5.0–13.6) |
Blantyre score, median (range) | 2 (0–2) | 3.5 (3–5) | 5 (–) |
Number of deaths (%)* | 32 (43.2) | 12 (16.9) | 0 |