Table 1 Basic characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (in months), median (IQR 25–IQR 75) | 23 (12–36) |
Male | 223 (56.3) |
Female | 173 (43.7) |
Weight (in kilograms), mean (SD) | 9.87 (3.1) |
Temperature, (N = 396), n (%) | |
[37.5 °C–38.5 °C] | 194 (49.0) |
[38.5 °C–39.5 °C] | 143 (36.1) |
> 39.5 °C | 59 (14.9) |
Biological samples collected | |
Blood sample | 396 (100) |
Stool sample | 226 (70.1) |
Urine sample | 224 (56.6) |
Malaria microscopy | |
Positive | 237 (59.9) |
Plasmodium falciparum density, geometric mean (95%CI) μl−1 | 22,276 (16,788–29,557) |
Negative | 159 (40.1) |
RDT-PfHRP2 | |
Positive | 272 (68.7) |
Negative | 124 (31.3) |
CRP | |
Negative | |
Level < 10 mg/L | 62 (15.7) |
Positive | 334 (84.3) |
Level 10–40 mg/L | 65 (19.5) |
Level > 40 mg/L | 269 (80.5) |
Bacterial infections | 49 (12.4) |
Blood stream infection | 23 (5.8) |
Bacterial gastroenteritis | 25 (11.1) |
Urinary tract infection | 1 (0.3) |
Non-bacterial infections | 74 (18.7) |
Parasitic gastroenteritis | 70 (31.0) |
Viral gastroenteritis | 4 (1.8) |
Children with unknown cause of fevera | 81 (20.5) |