Differential kinetics of plasma procalcitonin levels in cerebral malaria in urban Senegalese patients according to disease outcome

Differential kinetics of plasma procalcitonin levels in cerebral malaria in urban Senegalese patients according to disease outcome

<em>P. falciparum</em> malaria continues as the serial killer of over a million lives yearly, mainly for children in sub-Saharan Africa. For severe malaria, we are still on the quest for a prognostic marker of fatal outcome. We analysed the association between serum levels of Procalciton...

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Main Authors: Babacar Mbengue, Bacary Diatta, Birahim Niang, Ngor Diagne, Mamadou Ndiaye, Laurence Marrama, Ronald Perraut, Alioune Dieye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Microbiology Research
Subjects:
cerebral malaria, Procalcitonin, fatality risk, endemic region
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mr/article/view/2986

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