Influence of age on the haemoglobin concentration of malaria-infected patients in a reference centre in the Brazilian Amazon

Influence of age on the haemoglobin concentration of malaria-infected patients in a reference centre in the Brazilian Amazon

Anaemia is amongst the major complications of malaria, a major public health problem in the Amazon Region in Latin America. We examined the haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations of malaria-infected patients and compared it to that of malaria-negative febrile patients and afebrile controls. The haematologi...

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Main Authors:	Andre M Siqueira, Janieldo A Cavalcante, Shelia Vítor-Silva, Roberto C Reyes-Lecca, Aline C Alencar, Wuelton M Monteiro, Márcia AA Alexandre, Mourão Maria Paula G, Caterina Guinovart, Quique Bassat, Maria das Graças C Alecrim, Marcus VG Lacerda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-08-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	malaria anaemia haemoglobin Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000500569&lng=en&tlng=en

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