Thrombocytopenia in vivax and falciparum malaria: An observational study of 131 patients in Karnataka, India

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 593-598

  Saravu, K ^a   Docherla, M ^a   Vasudev, A ^a   Shastry, B A ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREVALENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLATELET COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84455199498     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773211Y.0000000013     Document Type: Article

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