| aPattern 3 | bPattern 5 | cPattern 7 |
---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 7 (2.8) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.2) |
Gender | |||
 M/F | 4/3 | 0/1 | 2/1 |
Age (year) | |||
 Mean (sd) | 5.6 (2) | 2 | 2.7 (0.3) |
 Range | 2–8 | 2 | 2.5–4 |
Duration of illness (days) | |||
 Mean (sd) | 2.5 (0.8) | 3 | 2.3 (0.6) |
 Range | 1–3 | 3 | 2–3 |
Weight (kg) | |||
 Mean (sd) | 17 (3.1) | 10 | 11.7 (2.5) |
 Range | 13–20 | 10 | 9–14 |
Haematocrit (%) | |||
 Mean (sd) | 34.1 (3.6) | 22 | 27.3 (2.1) |
 Range | 30–40 | 22 | 25–29 |
Temperature (°C) | |||
 Mean (sd) | 38.9 (1.3) | 37.1 | 38.8 |
 Range | 36.7–40.6 | 37.1 | 38.8 |
No. with temp. | |||
 >37.4 °C (%) | 6 (86) | 0 (0) | 3 (100) |
 >40.0 °C (%) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Parasitaemia (μL−1) | |||
 Geometric mean | 67,985 | 288,461 | 65,333 |
 Range | 14,792-197,308 | 288,461 | 21,220-467,681 |
No. with >100,000 μL−1 (%) | 3 (43) | 1 (100) | 1 (33) |