Plasmodium malariae in Bangladesh.

We describe a 32-year-old Bangladeshi male presenting with severe malaria caused by a mono-infection with Plasmodium malariae. Rosetting of infected and uninfected erythrocytes, a putative virulence factor in falciparum malaria, was observed in the blood slide. Severe disease caused by P. malariae i...

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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Rahman, W, Chotivanich, K, Silamut, K, Tanomsing, N, Hossain, A, Faiz, M, Dondorp, A, Maude, R
Формат: Journal article
Хэл сонгох:English
Хэвлэсэн: 2010
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Тойм:We describe a 32-year-old Bangladeshi male presenting with severe malaria caused by a mono-infection with Plasmodium malariae. Rosetting of infected and uninfected erythrocytes, a putative virulence factor in falciparum malaria, was observed in the blood slide. Severe disease caused by P. malariae is extremely rare. The patient made a rapid recovery with intravenous quinine treatment.