Deaths due to <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: association with reporting as <it>Plasmodium malariae</it> and delayed parenteral artesunate
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The simian parasite <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> is recognized as a common cause of severe and fatal human malaria in Sabah, Malaysia, but is morphologically indistinguishable from and still commonly reported as <it>...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/284 |