Case report: Two cases of plasmodium falciparum malaria in the netherlands without recent travel to a malaria-endemic country

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 527-530

  Arends, Joop E ^a,b,c,d,e   Oosterheert, Jan Jelrik ^a,b,c,d,e   Kraaij Dirkzwager, Marleen M ^a,b,c,d,e   Kaan, Jan A ^a,b,c,d,e   Fanoy, Ewout B ^a,b,c,d,e   Haas, Pieter Jan ^a,b,c,d,e   Scholte, Ernst Jan ^a,b,c,d,e   Kortbeek, Laetitia M ^a,b,c,d,e   Sankatsing, Sanjay U C ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^d GGD Midden Nederland   (Netherlands)

^e Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; PRAZIQUANTEL; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRAVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUININE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886940302     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0213     Document Type: Article

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