Challenging diagnosis of congenital malaria in non-endemic areas

Challenging diagnosis of congenital malaria in non-endemic areas

Abstract Background Congenital malaria is usually defined as the detection of asexual forms of Plasmodium spp. in a blood sample of a neonate during perinatal age if there is no possibility of postpartum infection by a mosquito bite. The incidence of congenital malaria is highly variable and seems r...

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Main Authors: Lorenza Romani, Stefania Pane, Carlo Severini, Michela Menegon, Gianluca Foglietta, Stefania Bernardi, Hyppolite K. Tchidjou, Andrea Onetti Muda, Paolo Palma, Lorenza Putignani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Congenital malaria
HIV
Bicorial, biamniotic pregnancy
Malaria laboratory panel
Plasmodium falciparum genotyping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2614-9

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