Imported malaria in a Singapore hospital: Clinical presentation and outcome

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 136-139

  Oh, Helen M L ^a   Kong, Po Mam ^b   Snodgrass, Ian ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Imported; P. falciparum; P. vivax

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CHLOROQUINE; GLUCOSE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGOR; SHOCK; SINGAPORE; SPLENOMEGALY; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6544234011     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(99)90034-6     Document Type: Article

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