Deaths due to <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: association with reporting as <it>Plasmodium malariae</it> and delayed parenteral artesunate

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The simian parasite <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it> is recognized as a common cause of severe and fatal human malaria in Sabah, Malaysia, but is morphologically indistinguishable from and still commonly reported as <it>Plasmodium malariae,</it> despite the paucity o...

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Hauptverfasser:	Rajahram Giri S, Barber Bridget E, William Timothy, Menon Jayaram, Anstey Nicholas M, Yeo Tsin W
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2012-08-01
Schriftenreihe:	Malaria Journal
Schlagworte:	Malaria <it>Plasmodium knowlesi</it>
Online-Zugang:	http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/284
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