Clinical manifestations of severe malaria in the highlands of Southwestern Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 561-567

  Idro, Richard ^a   Bitarakwate, Edward ^b   Tumwesigire, Sam ^b   John, Chandy C ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b Kabale Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN MALARIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; COUGHING; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPLENOMEGALY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UGANDA; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIC; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; UGANDA;

EID: 20544476490     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.561     Document Type: Article

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