Acidosis in severe childhood malaria.
Data were prospectively collected on 306 Kenyan children, including blood gases in 258 (75%). Severe malaria caused a predominantly high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis in at least 43% of children. Children with coma and respiratory distress (CM + RD) had greater evidence of renal dysfunction, lower me...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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