Fatal cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum after treatment with exchange transfusion;Malaria cerebral por Plasmodium falciparum de evolución fatal tras la realización de exanguinotransfusión

Medicina clínica

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-

  Mirete Ferrer, Carlos ^a   Masí Canuto, Mar ^a   Navarro Ruiz, Andrés ^a   Gutiérrez Rodero, Félix ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034600419     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(00)71457-6     Document Type: Letter

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