Dynamic changes in white blood cell counts in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax malaria

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 490-494

  Tangpukdee, Noppadon ^a   Yew, Haur Sen ^b   Krudsood, Srivicha ^a   Punyapradit, Nataya ^c   Somwong, Waraporn ^c   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   Kano, Shigeyuki ^d   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Uncomplicated malaria; White blood cell counts

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION; TROPICAL DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; YOUNG ADULT;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 53049091076     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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