Table 3

Gametocyte density before and after amodiaquine treatment of the 612 children who completed 28-day follow-up


Year



Days of follow up
 Gametocyte density (/μL)
 2000
 2004
 2006
 2000–2006
 P value
0
 GM
 13 (12)
 16 (38)
 17 (16)
 16 (66)
 0.66

Range
 6 – 498
 6 – 288
 6 – 138
 6 – 498
1
 GM
 13 (4)
 17 (37)
 24 (8)
 18 (49)
 0.85

Range
 6 – 48
 6 – 648
 6 – 114
 6 – 648
2
 GM
 21 (7)
 20 (34)
 35 (6)
 21 (47)
 0.77

Range
 6 – 174
 6 – 600
 6 – 396
 6 – 600
3
 GM
 18 (11)
 25 (38)
 19 (21)
 23 (70)
 0.75

Range
 6 – 210
 6 – 720
 6 – 798
 6 – 798
7
 GM
 10 (12)
 32 (22)
 22 (16)
 22 (50)
 0.3

Range
 6 – 24
 6 – 600
 6 – 558
 6 – 600
14
 GM
 11 (5)
 14 (16)
 11 (8)
 13 (29)
 0.7

Range
 6 – 18
 6 – 108
 6 – 180
 6 – 180
21
 GM
 -
 9 (4)
 18 (1)
 10 (5)
 0.36

Range
6 – 12
 18
 6 – 18
28
 GM
 -
 12 (2)
 57 (2)
 26 (4)
 0.82

Range
12
 6 – 546
 6 – 546

GM, geometric mean; Number in parenthesis indicates number of patients

Sowunmi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:169   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-169

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