PCR-confirmed malaria among children presenting with a decreased level of consciousness in Angola: a prospective, observational study

Abstract Background In malaria-endemic areas, children presenting to hospitals with a decreased level of consciousness remain a diagnostic dilemma. The definition of cerebral malaria in a comatose child demands exclusion of other possible reasons, which requires in-depth investigations that are not...

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Main Authors: Okko Savonius, Cintia F. de Souza, Cláudia Fançony, Manuel Leite Cruzeiro, Miguel Brito, Tuula Pelkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04556-9