Possible risk factors for congenital malaria at a tertiary care hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 313-320

  Sotimehin, Sikirat A ^a   Runsewe Abiodun, Tamrat I ^a   Oladapo, Olufemi T ^a   Njokanma, Olisamedua F ^b   Olanrewaju, Duro M ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital malaria; Newborns; Nigeria; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NIGERIA; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 54949103516     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn016     Document Type: Article

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