Severe Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Sabah, Malaysia
The simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi causes severe human malaria; the optimal treatment remains unknown. We describe the clinical features, disease spectrum, and response to antimalarial chemotherapy, including artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate, in patients with P. knowlesi malaria diagnosed...
Main Authors: | Timothy William, Jayaram Menon, Giri S. Rajahram, Leslie Chan, Gordon Ma, Samantha Donaldson, Serena Khoo, Charlie Fredrick, Jenarun Jelip, Nicholas M. Anstey, Tsin Wen Yeo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-07-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/7/10-1017_article |
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