Research Article
Severe Malaria Associated with Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax among Children in Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Incidence of severe malaria symptoms among P. falciparum and P. vivax monoinfected children, Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Characteristics | Proportion (%) | P. falciparum () | P. vivax () |
| Severe anemia (Hb < 5 g/dL or HCT < 15%) | 36 () | 4 (13.8) | Hyperparasitemia (>100,000 parasite/µL) | 33 (16.5) | 0 () | Prostration | 41 () | 9 (31.03) | Hyperpyrexia (≥40°C) | 40 () | 7 (24.13) | Confusion | 3 (1.5) | 1 (3.4) | Splenomegaly | 6 () | 2 (6.89) | Respiratory distress | 10 () | 3 (10.3) | Hemoglobinuria | 14 () | 2 (6.89) | Persistent vomiting | 16 () | 1 (3.4) | Comma | 0 () | 0 () |
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