Rapid clinical assessment to facilitate the triage of adults with falciparum malaria, a retrospective analysis.

BACKGROUND:Most adults dying from falciparum malaria will die within 48 hours of their hospitalisation. An essential component of early supportive care is the rapid identification of patients at greatest risk. In resource-poor settings, where most patients with falciparum malaria are managed, decisi...

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Main Authors: Josh Hanson, Sue J Lee, Sanjib Mohanty, M Abul Faiz, Nicholas M Anstey, Ric N Price, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, Emran Bin Yunus, Saroj K Mishra, Emiliana Tjitra, Ridwanur Rahman, Francois Nosten, Ye Htut, Richard J Maude, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Tran Tinh Hien, Nicholas J White, Nicholas P J Day, Arjen M Dondorp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906099?pdf=render