Risk factors and characterization of Plasmodium vivax-associated admissions to pediatric intensive care units in the Brazilian Amazon.

Risk factors and characterization of Plasmodium vivax-associated admissions to pediatric intensive care units in the Brazilian Amazon.

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax is responsible for a significant proportion of malaria cases worldwide and is increasingly reported as a cause of severe disease. The objective of this study was to characterize severe vivax disease among children hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) in the Wester...

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Main Authors: Ellen Fátima Caetano Lança, Belisa Maria Lopes Magalhães, Sheila Vitor-Silva, André Machado Siqueira, Silvana Gomes Benzecry, Márcia Almeida Araújo Alexandre, Connor O'Brien, Quique Bassat, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3327677?pdf=render

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