Congenital malaria in neonates: Two case reports and review of the literature

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-508

  Vottier, Gaelle ^a   Arsac, Marie ^a   Farnoux, Caroline ^a   Mariani Kurkdjian, Patricia ^b   Baud, Olivier ^a,c   Aujard, Yannick ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital malaria; HIV; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOQUINOLINE; AMPICILLIN; CHLOROQUINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HALOFANTRINE; QUININE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALARIA, VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 41149123987     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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