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The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda

Abstract:
Background Few recent descriptions of severe childhood malaria have been published from high-transmission regions. In the current study, the clinical epidemiology of severe malaria in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, is described, where the entomological inoculation rate exceeds 100 infective bites per year.
Methods A prospective descriptive study was conducted to determine the prevalence, clinical spectrum and outcome of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria at Mb... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12936-020-03390-7

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Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
Malaria Journal Journal website
Volume:
19
Issue:
1
Article number:
322
Publication date:
2020-09-03
Acceptance date:
2020-08-25
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EISSN:
1475-2875
Pmid:
32883291
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1131085
Local pid:
pubs:1131085
Deposit date:
2021-05-21

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