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Nosocomial Plasmodium falciparum infections confirmed by molecular typing in Medellín, Colombia.
Malaria journal - 9 Feb 2005
González Lina, Ochoa Jesus, Franco Liliana, Arroyave Marta, Restrepo Eliana, Blair Silvia, Maestre Amanda
Abstract excerpt
Three cases of nosocomial malaria are reported from patients of the Internal Medicine Ward of a tertiary University teaching hospital in Medellin, Colombia. Epidemiological research, based on entomological captures, medical records review and interviews of nursery staff about patient care practices potentially involving contact with blood, were carried out. Molecular characterization of Plasmodium falciparum was...
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