From: Endotoxaemia is common in children with Plasmodium falciparummalaria
n with endotoxin ≥ 0.4/N with clinical feature (%) | χ2 | Pa | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate anaemia | Hb>7 g/dl | 30/151 (19.9%) | ||
Hb>5 and ≤7 g/dl | 14/40 (34.4%) | 4.084 | 0.043 | |
Severe anaemia | Hb>7 g/dl | 30/151 (19.9%) | ||
Hb≤5 g/dl | 24/58 (41.4%) | 10.12 | 0.001 | |
Any anaemia | Hb>7 g/dl | 30/151 (19.9%) | ||
Hb≤7 g/dl | 38/98 (38.8%) | 10.7 | 0.001 | |
Impaired consciousness | None | 43/128 (33.6%) | ||
Prostration or Coma | 28/129 (21.7%) | 4.5 | 0.033 | |
Respiratory distress | None | 27/92 (29.3%) | ||
Present b | 44/165 (26.7%) | 0.21 | 0.645 | |
Shock | None | 32/106 (30.2%) | ||
Shock | 39/151 (25.8%) | 0.592 | 0.442 | |
Mortality | Non-fatal | 68/247 (27.5%) | ||
Fatal | 3/10 (30%) | 0.03 | 0.864 |