Hidden Plasmodium falciparum infections.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1999 Dec; 30(4): 623-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33648
ABSTRACT
Mixed infection of P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria frequently recorded in field survey. However mixed infection was frequently misdiagnosed as single infection due to low parasite density, difficult species identification and procedure error of microscopic examination. Our previous report showed high rates (32-33%) of P vivax infection following treatment of previously assumed to be only P. falciparum infection. In a study of 992 patients with initial presentation with P. falciparum, we found that 104 (10.5%) of patients had P. falciparum appearing during 28 days in the hospital (ranged 1-28 days) following chloroquine treatment for P. vivax. The potential for P. falciparum appearing following elimination of P. vivax must be considered in malaria treatment.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Humans
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Adolescent
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Malaria, Vivax
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Malaria, Falciparum
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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