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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The difference in parasitological and clinical outcomes between rectal artemether and intravenous quinine did not reach significance (parasite clearance time 54. 2 (SD 33. 6) hours v 55. 0 (SD 24. 3) hours, P = 0. 90 ; fever clearance time 33. 2 (SD 21. 9) hours v 24. 1 (SD 18. 9 hours, P = 0. 08 ; time to regaining consciousness 30. 1 (SD 24. 1) hours v 22. 67 (SD 18. 5) hours, P = 0. 10 ; time to starting oral intake 37. 9 (SD 27. 0) hours v 30. 3 (SD 21. 1) hours, P = 0. 14).