Unidentified acids of strong prognostic significance in severe malaria.
OBJECTIVE: To calculate, using the Stewart approach to acid-base disorders, the strong anion gap as an estimate for the contribution of unmeasured plasma anions other than lactate to the metabolic acidosis that characterizes severe falciparum malaria and to assess its relative prognostic significan...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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