Volume 14, Number 2—February 2008
Dispatch
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*
, Nadine Godineau†, Arnaud Fontanet‡, Sandrine Houze*, Olivier Bouchaud¶#, Sophie Matheron***, and Jacques Le Bras*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 |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
