Exchange transfusion as an adjunct to the treatment of severe falciparum malaria

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-161

  Hoontrakoon, S ^a   Suputtamongkol, Y ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Exchange transfusion; Severe falciparum malaria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORTALITY; OLIGURIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; QUININE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031893926     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1998.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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