Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon
We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with chloroquine and primaquine. The major complications were jaundice and severe anemia. No in vivo chloroquine resistance was detected. These da...
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pubmed-32944022012-03-08 Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon Alexandre, Márcia A. Ferreira, Cynthia O. Siqueira, André M. Magalhães, Belisa L. Mourão, Maria Paula G. Lacerda, Marcus V. Alecrim, Maria das Graças C. Dispatch We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with chloroquine and primaquine. The major complications were jaundice and severe anemia. No in vivo chloroquine resistance was detected. These data help characterize the clinical profile of severe P. vivax malaria in Latin America. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3294402/ /pubmed/20875292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1610.100685 Text en |
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Alexandre, Márcia A. Ferreira, Cynthia O. Siqueira, André M. Magalhães, Belisa L. Mourão, Maria Paula G. Lacerda, Marcus V. Alecrim, Maria das Graças C. |
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Alexandre, Márcia A. Ferreira, Cynthia O. Siqueira, André M. Magalhães, Belisa L. Mourão, Maria Paula G. Lacerda, Marcus V. Alecrim, Maria das Graças C. Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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Alexandre, Márcia A. Ferreira, Cynthia O. Siqueira, André M. Magalhães, Belisa L. Mourão, Maria Paula G. Lacerda, Marcus V. Alecrim, Maria das Graças C. |
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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon |
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severe plasmodium vivax malaria, brazilian amazon |
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We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with chloroquine and primaquine. The major complications were jaundice and severe anemia. No in vivo chloroquine resistance was detected. These data help characterize the clinical profile of severe P. vivax malaria in Latin America. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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2010 |
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