Table 4 Therapeutic responses of patients to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, Shan Special Region II, Myanmar (n = 35)
Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
Fever clearance time (hr), Mean (± SD) | 36.4 (8.9) |
50 % asexual parasite clearance time (hr), Mean (± SD) | 25.2 (7.8) |
Asexual Parasite clearance time (hr), Mean (± SD) | 53.3 (11.3) |
Early treatment failure, number (%, 95 % CI) | 0 (0,0–6.7) |
Late clinical failure, number (%, 95 % CI) | 1 (2.9, 0.07–14.9) |
Late parasitological failure, number (%, 95 % CI) | 1 (2.9, 0.07–14.9) |
Adequate clinical and parasitological response, number (%, 95 % CI) | 33 (94.3, 79.0–98.5) |