Malaria Burden in Pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

Pregnancy-associated malaria is a major global health concern. To assess the Plasmodium falciparum burden in pregnancy we conducted a cross-sectional study at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Malaria prevalence by each of three measures—peripheral smear, placental smear, and placental histology w...

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Main Authors: Namusoke, Fatuma, Rasti, Niloofar, Kironde, Fred, Wahlgren, Mats, Mirembe, Florence
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277833/