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Table 4 28-day PCR corrected treatment outcome: 2/3 algorithm

From: Artesunate–amodiaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Liberia: in vivo efficacy and frequency of molecular markers

PCR adjusted Outcome

Artesunate–amodiaquine

Aretemether-lumefantrine

Bensonville (n = 91)

Saclepea (n = 89)

Overall (n = 180)

Kakata (N = 89)

Sinje (N = 90)

Overall (N = 179)

n (%)

CI 95%

n (%)

95% CI

% (CI 95%)

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

% (CI 95%)

LCFa

1 (1.8)

0.0–9.4

2 (2.4)

0.3–8.4

2.1 (0.4–6.1

0

0.0–4.5

0 (0)

0.0–4.1

0 (0.0–2.2)

LPFb

10 (17.5)

8.7–29.9

5 (6.0)

2.0–13.5

10.7 (6.1–17.1)

1 (1.3)

0.0–6.8

0 (0)

0.0–4.1

0.6 (0.0–3.3)

ACPRc

46 (80.7)

68.1–90.0

76 (91.6)

83.4–96.5

87.1 (80.4–92.2)

79 (98.8)

93.2–100

88 (100)

95.9–100

99.4 (96.7–100)

Total per-protocol

57

 

83

 

140

80

 

88

 

168

Withdrawn/lost:

19 (20.9)

 

1 (1.1)

 

20 (11.1)

5 (5.6)

 

2 (2.2)

 

7 (3.9)

Re-infection

13

 

5

 

18

4

 

0

 

4

PCR NId

2

 

0

 

2

0

  

0

0

eKM cure rate

84.1

73.0–90.9

91.8

83.6–96.0

88.4 (82.2–92.5)

98.8

 

100

 

99.4 (95.9–99.9)

  1. a LCF late clinical failure, bLPF late parasitological failure, cACPR adequate clinical and parasitological response, eKM Kaplan Meier