Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem in Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and parts of America. In this paper, we discuss the development of the Human Malaria Control Ontology (HMCO) which contains general ...
Daramola Olawande, Fatumo Segun
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Congenital infection with Plasmodium malariae: a rare case of intrauterine transmission in Germany
Background Malaria remains the leading parasitic disease worldwide with a significant global morbidity and mortality burden. Plasmodium malariae, the least prevalent of the five Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, has unique characteristics ...
Sarah Goretzki +15 more
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Bacteraemia complicating severe malaria in children
Bacteraemia associated with severe malaria in childhood is a sporadically reported phenomenon but its incidence and clinical importance are unknown. We have reviewed clinical and laboratory data from 783 Kenyan children sequentially admitted with a primary diagnosis of severe malaria. The overall incidence of bacteraemia in children with severe malaria
Berkley, J +4 more
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QT-prolongation as an indicator of complications in malaria
Introduction: There has always been a search for marker for predicting the complications of malaria. Electrocardiography (ECG) is a simple, easily available investigation, and QT-prolongation on ECG is a known marker of severity in many diseases.
Sudhindra Rao Mananje +3 more
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Methemoglobinemia Mimics Complicated Malaria
Methemoglobinemia is an uncommon condition seen in clinical practice. It is generally caused by exposure to drugs, chemicals or solvents. Many drugs are implicated in the causation of Methemoglobinemia one of which is Chloroquine. We present here a case of Methemoglobinemia following Chloroquine which was given for the treatment of fever.
Shruti Sarkar,, Sarkar, Dipankar
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Incidence, management, and reporting of severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria in secondary and tertiary health facilities of Alipurduar, India in 2009 [PDF]
Background & objectives: The proportion of malaria cases that are complicated and fatal are not well describedin India. Alipurduar sub-division of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal is highly endemic for malaria.
Jagannath Sarkar , Naman K. Shah & Manoj V. Murhekar
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Background Access to safe, financial affordable health care is a key factor in reducing health disparities. The malaria is a major public health issue, with significant economic implications in Guinea where the free malaria care services were introduced ...
Elhadj Marouf Diallo +8 more
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Lack of Evidence of Myocardial Damage in Children with Plasmodium falciparum Severe and Complicated Malaria from an Endemic Area for Endomyocardial Fibrosis [PDF]
Ana Olga Mocumbi +5 more
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Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Malaria Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury
Haladhar Naik +2 more
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