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Table 1

From: Combination of quinine and artesunate may be the best to prevent ARDS in Falciparum Malaria

Year

Number of patients

Died (ARDS + MOF)

Survived

1993–1996

39

29 (no quinine)

10 (quinine)

1996

9

5 (no quinine)

4 (quinine)

1997

19

7 (no quinine)

12 (quinine)

1998

14

7 (no quinine)

7 (quinine)

1999

15

5 (no quinine)

10 (quinine)

2000

24

10 (no quinine)

14 (quinine + artesunate)

2001

34

1 (no quinine)

33 (quinine + artesunate)

2002

19

2 (no quinine)

17 (quinine + artesunate)

2003 until March

8

Nil

8 (quinine + artesunate)

  1. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MOF, multiorgan failure.