Clinical features of severe malaria associated with death: a 13-year observational study in the Gambia.

Clinical features of severe malaria associated with death: a 13-year observational study in the Gambia.

Severe malaria (SM) is a major cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of both specific and sensitive clinical features to predict death is needed to improve clinical management.A 13-year observational study was conducted from 1997 through 2009 of 2,901 children with SM enrolled at the...

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Main Authors: Muminatou Jallow, Climent Casals-Pascual, Hans Ackerman, Brigitte Walther, Michael Walther, Margaret Pinder, Fatou Sisay-Joof, Stanley Usen, Mariatou Jallow, Ismaela Abubakar, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Aminata Jobarteh, David J Conway, Kalifa Bojang, Dominic Kwiatkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3460946?pdf=render

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