Clinical and laboratory predictors of death in African children with features of severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical and laboratory predictors of death in African children with features of severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The criteria for defining severe malaria have evolved over the last 20 years. We aimed to assess the strength of association of death with features currently characterizing severe malaria through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Method Electronic databases (Medline, Embase,...

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Main Authors: Paulina Sypniewska, Jose F. Duda, Isabella Locatelli, Clotilde Rambaud Althaus, Fabrice Althaus, Blaise Genton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Predictors
Death
Mortality
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0906-5

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