Severe imported malaria in children in France. A national retrospective study from 1996 to 2005.

Malaria is a leading cause of imported febrile illnesses in pediatric travelers, but few studies have addressed severe imported pediatric malaria. We aimed to determine the risk factors and the features of imported pediatric severe malaria.We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study using the Fr...

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Main Authors: Pierre Mornand, Catherine Verret, Philippe Minodier, Albert Faye, Marc Thellier, Patrick Imbert, Pediatric Imported Malaria Study Group for the ‘Centre National de Référence du Paludisme’
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531540?pdf=render