Very young children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria have higher risk of hypoglycaemia: A study from Suriname

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-634

  Zijlmans, Wilco C W R ^a,c   Van Kempen, Anne A M W ^b   Ackermans, Mariëtte T ^c   De Metz, Jesse ^c   Kager, Piet A ^c   Sauerwein, Hans P ^c  

^a Diakonessen Hospital   (Suriname)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Falciparum malaria; Gluconeogenesis; Glucose production; Nutritional status; Plasma glucose concentration; Young children

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; FASTING; GLUCOSE; HEALTH RISK; MALARIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SURINAME;

SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME;

EID: 42449113422     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02064.x     Document Type: Article

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