Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine
We described a case of Plasmodium malariae malaria in a traveler returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Belgium. This occurred despite successful artemether-lumefantrine treatment for Plasmodium falciparum three weeks earlier and in the absence of re-exposure in an endemic area. We discu...
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| author | Tijs K. Tournoy Anna Rosanas-Urgell Marjan Van Esbroeck Emmanuel Bottieau Ralph Huits |
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| description | We described a case of Plasmodium malariae malaria in a traveler returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Belgium. This occurred despite successful artemether-lumefantrine treatment for Plasmodium falciparum three weeks earlier and in the absence of re-exposure in an endemic area. We discuss possible explanations for this unusual observation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef1835dbf8ff4cd1873280b39b7463222022-12-22T00:11:38ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122022-06-011195658Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrineTijs K. Tournoy0Anna Rosanas-Urgell1Marjan Van Esbroeck2Emmanuel Bottieau3Ralph Huits4Ghent University Hospital, Ghent Belgium, Corneel Heymanslaan 10; Corresponding author. Tijs K. Tournoy. Ghent University Hospital, Ghent Belgium, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Ghent 9000.Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp Belgium, Kronenburgstraat 43Ghent University Hospital, Ghent Belgium, Corneel Heymanslaan 10Ghent University Hospital, Ghent Belgium, Corneel Heymanslaan 10Ghent University Hospital, Ghent Belgium, Corneel Heymanslaan 10We described a case of Plasmodium malariae malaria in a traveler returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Belgium. This occurred despite successful artemether-lumefantrine treatment for Plasmodium falciparum three weeks earlier and in the absence of re-exposure in an endemic area. We discuss possible explanations for this unusual observation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222001862MalariaPlasmodium malariaeArtemether-lumefantrineTreatment failure |
| spellingShingle | Tijs K. Tournoy Anna Rosanas-Urgell Marjan Van Esbroeck Emmanuel Bottieau Ralph Huits Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine International Journal of Infectious Diseases Malaria Plasmodium malariae Artemether-lumefantrine Treatment failure |
| title | Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine |
| title_full | Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine |
| title_fullStr | Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine |
| title_short | Plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of P. falciparum malaria with artemether-lumefantrine |
| title_sort | plasmodium malariae after successful treatment of p falciparum malaria with artemether lumefantrine |
| topic | Malaria Plasmodium malariae Artemether-lumefantrine Treatment failure |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222001862 |
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