Delay in diagnosis of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 186-189

  Chalumeau, M ^a,b   Holvoet, L ^c   Cheron G ^d   Minodier, P ^e   Foix L'Helias L ^f   Ovetchkine, P ^g   Moulin, F ^b   Nouyrigat, V ^h   Breart G ^a   Gendrel, D ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^f HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^g HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^h BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALARIA; PHYSICIAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33645061246     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0105-3     Document Type: Article

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