Severe imported falciparum malaria among adults requiring intensive care: a retrospective study at the hospital for tropical diseases, London

BACKGROUND: Malaria is the commonest imported infection in the UK. Malaria requiring ICU admission has a reported mortality of up to 25%. The relationship between ethnicity, immunity, and risk of malaria is complex. The Malaria Score for Adults (MSA) and Coma Acidosis Malaria (CAM) score have recent...

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Main Authors: Marks, Michael E, Armstrong, Margaret, Suvari, Muhiddin M, Batson, Steve, Whitty, J M Christopher, Chiodini, Peter L, Bellinghan, Geoff, Doherty, Justin F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599148/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497139
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-118
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