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Table 3 Clinical and biological features of symptomatic patients

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum isolates lacking the histidine rich protein 2 gene among symptomatic malaria patients in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Characteristic

n

%

Median

IQR

Clinical features (n = 684)

    

 History of fever

558

81.6

  

 Headache

286

41.8

  

 Vomiting

215

31.4

  

 Rigor

156

22.8

  

 Fatigue

151

22.1

  

 Abdominal pain

138

20.2

  

 Joint Pain

58

8.5

  

 Anorexia

42

6.1

  

 Neckache

34

5.0

  

 Diarrhoea

32

4.7

  

 Pallor

13

1.9

  

 Convulsions

12

1.8

  

 Splenomegaly

5

0.7

  

 Impaired consciousness

3

0.4

  

 Temperature at admission (°C)

  

37.5

37–38

Biological features (n = 235)

    

 Parasite density (parasites /µl)

  

880

64–7200

P arasite density accounts for only microscopy positive samples

  1. IQR Inter quartile rRange, LLIN Long lasting insecticidal net