Published reports of delayed hemolytic anemia after treatment with artesunate for severe malaria - Worldwide, 2010-2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-8

  Briggs, Melissa ^a   Arguin, Paul M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872931182     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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