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High mortality from Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children living with sickle cell anemia on the coast of Kenya.
Blood - 9 Sept 2010
McAuley Charlotte F, Webb Clare, Makani Julie, Macharia Alexander, Uyoga Sophie, Opi Daniel H, Ndila Carolyne, Ngatia Antony, Scott John Anthony G, Marsh Kevin, Williams Thomas N
Abstract excerpt
Although malaria is widely considered a major cause of death in young children born with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in sub-Saharan Africa, this is poorly quantified. We attempted to investigate this question through 4 large case-control analyses involving 7164 children living on the coast of Kenya. SCA was associated with an increased risk of admission to hospital both with nonmalaria diseases in general (odds...
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