Mortality patterns and site heterogeneity of severe malaria in African children.

In this study we aimed to assess site heterogeneity of early, intermediate, and late mortality prediction in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.Medical records of 26,036 children admitted with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in six hospital research centers...

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Main Authors: Eric Kendjo, Tsiri Agbenyega, Kalifa Bojang, Charles R J C Newton, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Florian Pedross, Maryvonne Kombila, Raimund Helbok, Peter Gottfried Kremsner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591404?pdf=render