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Table 2 Treatment outcomes after 42 days for episodes of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

From: Efficacy of fixed-dose combination artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated childhood Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Democratic Republic of Congo: a randomized non-inferiority trial

Treatment outcome

Treatment group, No. (%)

ASAQ (n = 156)

AL (n = 145)

No treatment outcome

25 (16.0)

20 (13.8)

Lost to follow-up

18

13

Other protocol deviations

7

7

Adequate clinical and parasitological response

118 (75.6)

106 (73.1)

Recurrent parasitaemia (including LCF and LPF)

13 (7.4)

19 (13.1)

Recrudescence

2

1

New infection

9

17

Recurrent malaria due to non-falciparum species

1

1

Genotyping not performed

1

0