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Table 3 Levels of parasitological and clinical resistance determined by thick smear

From: Use of a pLDH-based dipstick in the diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up of malaria patients in Mali

Level of resistance

 

ETF (%)

LTF (%)

LPF (%)

ACPR (%)

Thick smear

9 (6)

17 (12)

34 (23)

82 (58)

  1. ETF; Early treatment failure, LTF; Late treatment failure, LPF; Late parasitological failure, ACPR; Adequate clinical and parasitological response.