Prolonged Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Immigrants, Paris
Eric D’Ortenzio*
1
, Nadine Godineau†, Arnaud Fontanet‡, Sandrine Houze*, Olivier Bouchaud¶#, Sophie Matheron***, and Jacques Le Bras*
Author affiliations: *Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France; †Centre Hospitalier Général Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France; ‡Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; §Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ¶Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Avicenne, Bobigny, France; #Université Paris 13, Paris, France; **Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France;
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Table 2
Factors independently associated with prolonged
Plasmodium falciparum infection in 248 immigrant travelers*
Variable |
OR (95% CI)* |
p value |
Age, y |
<5 |
1 |
|
5–14 |
1.45 (0.15–13.74) |
|
15–60 |
1.72 (0.25–12) |
|
>60 |
3.04 (0.16–56.25) |
0.45 |
First-arrival immigrant |
No |
1 |
|
Yes |
22.93 (9.74–53.96) |
<0.001 |
Men |
1 |
|
Nonpregnant women |
0.67 (0.28–1.59) |
|
Pregnant women |
4.21 (1.13–15.77) |
0.03 |
Use mefloquine |
No |
1 |
|
Yes |
11.55 (2.06–64.78) |
0.005 |
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