Research Article

Mother-to-Children Plasmodium falciparum Asymptomatic Malaria Transmission at Saint Camille Medical Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Table 2

Characteristics of newborns.

CharacteristicsNumber (%)

Weight (gram)
2500 (low)4 (1.68)
 ≥2500 (normal)234 (98.32)
Hemoglobin level (g/dL)
12.5 (anaemia)24 (10.06)
 ≥12.5 (no anaemia)214 (89.92)
Creatinemia (µmol/L)
 53 to 106 (normal)223 (93.70)
 >106 (elevated)13 (6.30)
Transaminases GOT (U/L)
15 (low)0
 15 to 60 (normal)226 (94.96)
60 (elevated)12 (5.04)
Transaminases GPT (U/L)
5 (low)0
 5 to 25 (normal)202 (84.87)
25 (elevated)36 (15.13)