Comparison of admission and outcome variables by primary drug treatment
Variable . | Quinine . | Artesunate or DHA . | P . |
---|---|---|---|
No. | 7 | 13 | — |
Admission hematocrit, %3-150 | 37.5 (31.0-44.0) | 41.5 (37.8-45.3) | .2 |
Admission parasitemia/μL3-152,3-153 | 288 536 (119 647-695 825) | 280 673 (158 307-497 508) | .9 |
Admission reticulocyte count/μL3-150,3-153 | 46 849 (8354-85 344) | 56 559 (33 706-79 411) | .6 |
Admission RESA-RBC/μL3-152,3-153 | 16 338 (9629-27 714) | 11 609 (7490-17 993) | .3 |
Admission parasitemia:RESA-RBC ratio3-151 | 21:1 (3:1-140:1) | 30:1 (1:1-179:1) | .8 |
Parasite clearance time, hr3-151 | 84 (60-108) | 60 (30-102) | .07 |
PRR0-24 hr3-151 | 10 (2-17) | 16 (1-1335) | .18 |
Peak reticulocyte count/μL3-150,3-153 | 226 044 (142 341-309 748) | 222 312 (144 033-300 591) | .9 |
Peak RESA-RBC count/μL3-151,3-152 | 55 157 (39 710-76 630) | 73 097 (46 121-115 824) | .3 |
Time to peak RESA-RBC count, hr3-151 | 48 (6-303) | 45 (2-548) | .9 |
Mean RESA-RBC life, hr3-152 | 282 (181-440) | 145 (102-205) | .02 |
Mean red cell life, hr3-150 | 1062 (700-1425) | 1006 (752-1261) | .8 |
RESA-RBC MRT, hr3-150 | 286 (236-337) | 281 (204-357) | .9 |
No. with RESA antibodies detected | 2 | 3 | .6 |
RESA-RBC:red cell mean life ratio3-151 | 0.29:1.0 (0.11:1.0-0.65:1.0) | 0.16:1.0 (0.05:1.0-0.29:1.0) | .09 |
Fractional RESA-RBC increment, 24 hr3-151 | 0.4 (−0.2-5.4) | 1.9 (0.1-9.2) | .04 |
Fractional RESA-RBC increment, peak3-151 | 2.1 (0.3-5.6) | 5.0 (0.4-17.0) | .18 |
Variable . | Quinine . | Artesunate or DHA . | P . |
---|---|---|---|
No. | 7 | 13 | — |
Admission hematocrit, %3-150 | 37.5 (31.0-44.0) | 41.5 (37.8-45.3) | .2 |
Admission parasitemia/μL3-152,3-153 | 288 536 (119 647-695 825) | 280 673 (158 307-497 508) | .9 |
Admission reticulocyte count/μL3-150,3-153 | 46 849 (8354-85 344) | 56 559 (33 706-79 411) | .6 |
Admission RESA-RBC/μL3-152,3-153 | 16 338 (9629-27 714) | 11 609 (7490-17 993) | .3 |
Admission parasitemia:RESA-RBC ratio3-151 | 21:1 (3:1-140:1) | 30:1 (1:1-179:1) | .8 |
Parasite clearance time, hr3-151 | 84 (60-108) | 60 (30-102) | .07 |
PRR0-24 hr3-151 | 10 (2-17) | 16 (1-1335) | .18 |
Peak reticulocyte count/μL3-150,3-153 | 226 044 (142 341-309 748) | 222 312 (144 033-300 591) | .9 |
Peak RESA-RBC count/μL3-151,3-152 | 55 157 (39 710-76 630) | 73 097 (46 121-115 824) | .3 |
Time to peak RESA-RBC count, hr3-151 | 48 (6-303) | 45 (2-548) | .9 |
Mean RESA-RBC life, hr3-152 | 282 (181-440) | 145 (102-205) | .02 |
Mean red cell life, hr3-150 | 1062 (700-1425) | 1006 (752-1261) | .8 |
RESA-RBC MRT, hr3-150 | 286 (236-337) | 281 (204-357) | .9 |
No. with RESA antibodies detected | 2 | 3 | .6 |
RESA-RBC:red cell mean life ratio3-151 | 0.29:1.0 (0.11:1.0-0.65:1.0) | 0.16:1.0 (0.05:1.0-0.29:1.0) | .09 |
Fractional RESA-RBC increment, 24 hr3-151 | 0.4 (−0.2-5.4) | 1.9 (0.1-9.2) | .04 |
Fractional RESA-RBC increment, peak3-151 | 2.1 (0.3-5.6) | 5.0 (0.4-17.0) | .18 |