Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax infected children

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-149

  Katira, Bhushan ^a   Shah, Ira ^a,b  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Thrombocytopenia; Vivax malaria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; QUININE;

ANEMIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; QUININE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749486232     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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