Post-malarial anemia in Mozambican children treated with quinine or artesunate: A retrospective observational study

Post-malarial anemia in Mozambican children treated with quinine or artesunate: A retrospective observational study

Objectives: This retrospective analysis performed in Manhiça, Southern Mozambique, aimed to describe the frequency of post-malarial anemia (measured as a decrease of hematocrit ≥10%) and the need for blood transfusions in children with severe malaria treated with intravenous quinine or parenteral ar...

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Main Authors: Rosauro Varo, Llorenç Quintó, Antonio Sitoe, Lola Madrid, Sozinho Acácio, Pio Vitorino, Ana Marta Valente, Alfredo Mayor, Daniel Camprubí, Jose Muñoz, Gizela Bambo, Eusebio Macete, Clara Menéndez, Pedro L. Alonso, Pedro Aide, Quique Bassat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Anemia
Hemolysis
Artesunate
Quinine
African children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220303969

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