Table 3 The parasite counts, haemoglobin level, and age of patients with recurrent parasitaemia on day 28, day 42 and on unscheduled days following dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) treatment
Drug: DP | Samples with recurrent parasitaemia on D28 | Samples with recurrent parasitaemia on D42 | Samples with recurrent parasitaemia on unscheduled days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Counts on D0 | Counts on D28 | Counts on D0 | Counts on D42 | Counts on D0 | Counts on unscheduled days | |
Parasite counts/µl Geometric mean | 40962 | 3732 | 22011 | 6226 | 6428 | 22063 |
Haemoglobin, g/dL Mean (Hb) | 9.5 ± 1.7 | 10.6 ± 1.9 | 9.4 ± 1.8 | 10.7 ± 1.9 | 9.6 ± 1.6 | 11.7 ± 1.1 |
Age, years, mean | 2.75 ± 1.5 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 2.6 ± 1.3 | |||