Defining Childhood Severe Falciparum Malaria for Intervention Studies

Defining Childhood Severe Falciparum Malaria for Intervention Studies

The accepted definition of severe malaria is appropriate for clinical purposes, but Philip Bejon and colleagues show its specificity in clinical trials may be improved by a parasite density threshold and by excluding children with certain conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bejon, Philip, Berkley, James A, Mwangi, Tabitha, Ogada, Edna, Mwangi, Isaiah, Maitland, Kathryn, Williams, Thomas, Scott, J. Anthony G, English, Mike, Lowe, Brett S, Peshu, Norbert, Newton, Charles R. J. C, Marsh, Kevin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1949845/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1949845/

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