Table 3 |
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Clearance of gametocyte following treatment of P. falciparum infections in children with mefloquine or artesunate-mefloquine |
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Drug treatment |
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Time to clearance of gametocyte (days) |
Artesunate-mefloquine |
Mefloquine |
P. value |
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1 |
31 |
29 |
0.017 |
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2 |
3 |
7 |
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3 |
4 |
3 |
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4 |
4 |
1 |
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5 |
2 |
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6 |
1 |
3 |
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7 |
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8 |
1 |
10 |
0.026* |
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11 |
1 |
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14 |
1 |
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>14 |
7 |
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GCT |
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Mean ± sem |
1.8 ± 0.22 |
5.6 ± 0.95 |
0.001 |
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Range |
1-8 |
1-35 |
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*Fisher exact test |
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Sowunmi et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:297 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-297 |
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