Table 4 |
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Distribution and frequencies of presumptive malaria among the 237 outpatients with febrile symptoms in Nouakchott hospitals. |
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Number of patients |
Slides found positive |
Slides found negative |
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Presumptive malaria (%) |
231 (97.5%) |
61 (26.4%) |
170 (73.6%) |
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Other* (%) |
6 (2.5%) |
0 (0%) |
6 (100%) |
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Total (%) |
237 (100%) |
61 (25.7%) |
176 (74.3%) |
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* These were clinically diagnosed and treated as non-malaria fevers |
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Lekweiry et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:92 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-92 |
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