Optimizing the Intensive Care Treatment of Severe and Complicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Nonimmune Patients
Table 1
General characteristics of patients with imported severe and complicated P. falciparum malaria.
Main group
Control group
value
Number of patients (n). Men/women (n). Median age, years (range)
48. 38/10. 41.3 ± 3.97 (16–69)
24. 22/2. 43.2 ± 2.37 (21–58)
0.033. 0.034
Nationality
0.013
Russian citizens (n, %). Immigrants travelling or residing in Russia
44 (91.7%). 4 (8.3%)
23 (96.6%). 1 (3.4%)
Disease-endemic area visited: Africa (n, %), India (n, %), and South America
44 (91.7%). 1 (2%). 3 (6.3%)
23 (96.6%). 1 (3.4%)
0.059
Time from illness onset to hospital admission, days (average)
(7.5 ± 1.17)
(6.0 ± 1.5)
0.047
Duration of hospital stay, days (range)
3–21
4–19
0.072
Level of parasitaemia at admission, (μl) blood (average)
2040–1087800 (375529 ± 408)
5780–1002100 (299247 ± 320)
0.050
Underlying disease (n, %)
11 (22.9%)
3 (12.5%)
0.089
Note. All values for categorial variables were calculated using chi-square tests. All values for continuous variables were calculated using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
