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Carriage of chloroquine-resistant parasites and delay of effective treatment increase the risk of severe malaria in Gambian children.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2005
Meerman Larissa, Ord Rosalynn, Bousema J Teun, van Niekerk Maarten, Osman Emilia, Hallett Rachel, Pinder Margaret, Walraven Gijs, Sutherland Colin J
Abstract excerpt
Two hundred thirty-four Gambian children with severe falciparum malaria who were admitted to the pediatric ward of a rural district hospital each were matched for age with a same-sex control subject presenting as an outpatient with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Severe malarial anemia (SMA) was the most common presentation (152 cases), followed by cerebral malaria (38 cases) and hyperparasitemia (26 cases)....
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