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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04556-9 |