Value of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Level and Malaria Retinopathy in Distinguishing Cerebral Malaria From Other Acute Encephalopathies in Kenyan Children

Background. The diagnosis of cerebral malaria is problematic in malaria-endemic areas because encephalopathy in patients with parasitemia may have another cause. Abnormal retinal findings are thought to increase the specificity of the diagnosis, and the level of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) may r...

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Main Authors: Kariuki, Symon M., Gitau, Evelyn, Gwer, Samson, Karanja, Henry K., Chengo, Eddie, Kazungu, Michael, Urban, Britta C., Newton, Charles R. J. C.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Oxford University Press 2014
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903374/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24041795
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit500
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