Plasmodium falciparum hyperparasitaemia: Use of exchange transfusion in seven patients and a review of the literature

QJM

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 471-481

  Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   Phillips, Rodney E ^b   Karbwang, Juntra ^a   White, Nicholas J ^b   Flegg, Peter J ^c   Warrell, David A ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Monsall Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025310257     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068456     Document Type: Article

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