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Table 1 Characteristics of children, matched on gender, age, week of inclusion, and rapid diagnostic test status.

From: What would PCR assessment change in the management of fevers in a malaria endemic area? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever

Children characteristics

IG

CG

p value

Sex, no. male/female

104/138

105/137

0.93

Age, years; n = 242

9.1 (2.5)

9.1 (2.5)

0.95

Body temperature, °C; n = 242

37.7 (0.7)

37.1 (0.3)

< 10-5

Positive blood smear, day 0

12 (including

1 P. malariae); n = 242

3 (including 1 P. malariae); n = 236

0.02

Positive PCR, day 0

66; n = 242

104; n = 238

0.001

Bed net use

54; n = 234

46; n = 238

0.32

Chloroquine detection day 0

13; n = 100

6; n = 99

0.1

Chloroquine detection day 14

7; n = 98

8; n = 98

0.79

Quinine detection day 0

1; n = 100

0; n = 99

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Quinine detection day 14

0; n = 99

0; n = 98

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  1. Quantitative data are mean (SD). SD: Standard deviation; IG: index group; CG: control group.