scholarly journals The Hidden Burden of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Pregnancy in the Amazon: An Observational Study in Northwestern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaclara Pincelli ◽  
Paulo A. R. Neves ◽  
Barbara H. Lourenço ◽  
Rodrigo M. Corder ◽  
Maíra B. Malta ◽  
...  
The Lancet ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 354 (9178) ◽  
pp. 546-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Nosten ◽  
R McGready ◽  
JA Simpson ◽  
KL Thwai ◽  
S Balkan ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mathieu Nacher ◽  
Rose McGready ◽  
Kasia Stepniewska ◽  
Thein Cho ◽  
Sornchai Looareesuwan ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Kalpesh Kumar Jain ◽  
Jasraj Bohra

Background: To study clinical presentations and complications of P. vivax malaria Methods: A prospective hospital-based clinical observational study was conducted on 100 patients under age of 14 years were enrolled in the study. Result: The most common presentation was fever followed by pallor. Among the total of 100 cases studied 2 cases died with a case fatality rate of 2%. Among the total of 100 cases studied 5 cases (10%) required ICU admission. Conclusion: P. vivax monoinfection tends to have severe complications in children. There is a need to review severity criteria for P. vivax malaria. Keywords: Vivax, Fever, ICU


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