Falciparum malaria parasitemia index for predicting severe malaria

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-327

  Tangpukdee, N ^a   Krudsood, S ^a   Kano, S ^b   Wilairatana, P ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

Cutoff point; Parasitemia density; Plasmodium falciparum; Severe malaria; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PERIPHERAL PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND;

EID: 84860259564     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2011.01398.x     Document Type: Article

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