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Table 4 Comparison of proportions of gametocytes carriers at day 3, G6PD deficient patients versus G6PD-normal patients

From: Plasmodium falciparum clearance with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Mali

 

Proportion of gametocytes carriers

G6PD Status

Gametocytes (-)

Gametocytes (+)

Total

 

n (%)

n (%)

n

Deficiency

54 (96.4)

2* (3.6)

56

Normal

252 (97.7)

6 (2.3)

258

Total

306 (97.5)

8 (2.5)

314

  1. Fisher exact test p = 0.63
  2. *The two cases occurred in heterozygous genotype deficiency