Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Severe Falciparum Malaria in African Children: Findings From a Large Randomized Trial

Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Severe Falciparum Malaria in African Children: Findings From a Large Randomized Trial

Four predictors were independently associated with an increased risk of death: acidosis, cerebral manifestations of malaria, elevated blood urea nitrogen, or signs of chronic illness. The standard base deficit was found to be the single most relevant predictor of death.

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Main Authors: von Seidlein, Lorenz, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Hendriksen, Ilse C. E., Lee, Sue J., Adedoyin, Olanrewaju Timothy, Agbenyega, Tsiri, Nguah, Samuel Blay, Bojang, Kalifa, Deen, Jacqueline L., Evans, Jennifer, Fanello, Caterina I., Gomes, Ermelinda, Pedro, Alínia José, Kahabuka, Catherine, Karema, Corine, Kivaya, Esther, Maitland, Kathryn, Mokuolu, Olugbenga A., Mtove, George, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Nadjm, Behzad, Nansumba, Margaret, Ngum, Wirichada Pan, Onyamboko, Marie A., Reyburn, Hugh, Sakulthaew, Tharisara, Silamut, Kamolrat, Tshefu, Antoinette K., Umulisa, Noella, Gesase, Samwel, Day, Nicholas P. J., White, Nicholas J., Dondorp, Arjen M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309889/

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