Table 3.

Treatment Outcomes

VariableArtesunate-Mefloquine n = 54Chloroquine n = 49P Value
Treatment failure by day 28a
 Kaplan–Meier estimates % risk061.1<.001
 95% confidence interval0–7.746.8–75.6
 n/N0/4626/42
Early treatment failure
 n/N (%)04/49 (8.2)<.001
Late treatment failure
 Total n/N (%)022/42 (52.4)<.001
 Clinical n/N (%)15/42 (35.7)
 Parasitological n/N (%)7/42 (16.7)
Day of recurrenceb
 median23
 (interquartile range) [range](14–28)[7–28]
VariableArtesunate-Mefloquine n = 54Chloroquine n = 49P Value
Treatment failure by day 28a
 Kaplan–Meier estimates % risk061.1<.001
 95% confidence interval0–7.746.8–75.6
 n/N0/4626/42
Early treatment failure
 n/N (%)04/49 (8.2)<.001
Late treatment failure
 Total n/N (%)022/42 (52.4)<.001
 Clinical n/N (%)15/42 (35.7)
 Parasitological n/N (%)7/42 (16.7)
Day of recurrenceb
 median23
 (interquartile range) [range](14–28)[7–28]

a There were no additional treatment failures after day 28; therefore, Kaplan–Meier estimates at day 42 were the same as at day 28.

b Late treatment failure only.

Table 3.

Treatment Outcomes

VariableArtesunate-Mefloquine n = 54Chloroquine n = 49P Value
Treatment failure by day 28a
 Kaplan–Meier estimates % risk061.1<.001
 95% confidence interval0–7.746.8–75.6
 n/N0/4626/42
Early treatment failure
 n/N (%)04/49 (8.2)<.001
Late treatment failure
 Total n/N (%)022/42 (52.4)<.001
 Clinical n/N (%)15/42 (35.7)
 Parasitological n/N (%)7/42 (16.7)
Day of recurrenceb
 median23
 (interquartile range) [range](14–28)[7–28]
VariableArtesunate-Mefloquine n = 54Chloroquine n = 49P Value
Treatment failure by day 28a
 Kaplan–Meier estimates % risk061.1<.001
 95% confidence interval0–7.746.8–75.6
 n/N0/4626/42
Early treatment failure
 n/N (%)04/49 (8.2)<.001
Late treatment failure
 Total n/N (%)022/42 (52.4)<.001
 Clinical n/N (%)15/42 (35.7)
 Parasitological n/N (%)7/42 (16.7)
Day of recurrenceb
 median23
 (interquartile range) [range](14–28)[7–28]

a There were no additional treatment failures after day 28; therefore, Kaplan–Meier estimates at day 42 were the same as at day 28.

b Late treatment failure only.

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