MBL2 and malaria: As depicted in Table 2, frequency of MBL codon 54 heterozygous (AB) and minor allele (B) were significantly higher in multi organ dysfunction compared to uncomplicated malaria patients (AB: P = 0.006, OR = 2.34, 95% CI = 1.26 to 4.33; B: P = 0.008, OR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.19 to 3.09).