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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Overall, there was no difference in the clinical and parasitological outcomes between the 2 groups (data are mean + / - standard deviation, intrarectal quinine group vs. intravenous quinine group) : coma recovery time, 19. 4 + / -18. 1 h versus 17. 0 + / -12. 1 h ; fever clearance time, 26. 7 + / -16. 1 h versus 29. 9 + / -18. 1 h ; and parasite clearance time, 43. 2 + / -14. 2 h versus 41. 9 + / -15. 2 h. Mortality was similar in both groups ; 4 of 56 patients in the intrarectal quinine group died, and 5 of 54 patients in the intravenous quinine group died (odds ratio, 1. 3 ; 95 % confidence interval, 0. 3-5. 2).