Indicators of fatal outcome in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A study in a tertiary-care hospital in Thailand

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 855-859

  Tangpukdee, Noppadon ^a   Wai, Khin Myat ^a   Muangnoicharoen, Sant ^a   Kano, Shigeyuki ^b   Phophak, Nanthaporn ^c   Tiemprasert, Janram ^c   Krudsood, Srivicha ^a   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fatal indicator; Plasmodium falciparum; Severe malaria; Tertiary care; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN MALARIA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JAUNDICE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SHOCK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649514326     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60206-4     Document Type: Article

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