Since efforts to eradicate malaria failed in the 1970's, sub-Saharan African countries have learned to live with malaria and children less than 5 years old carry the largest part of this burden with 3000 deaths daily. Knowledge of the various forms of severe malaria at peripheral hospitals is important in order to better direct available resources for case-management. Hence we set out to describe the clinical and paraclinical presentation at two peripheral hospitals in the Centre province, Cameroon. From January 1st to August 31st 2000, at the Djoungolo and the Mfou district hospitals 148 children aged from 6 to 59 months who presented with at least one feature of severe malaria were recruited by consecutive sampling. The incidence of sever...
Abstract. We analyzed the clinical presentation of 800 severe malaria cases six months to 15 years o...
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to claim one to two million lives a year, mainly those of children in ...
Abstract Background Up to 90 % of the global burden of malaria morbidity and mortality occurs in sub...
Since efforts to eradicate malaria failed in the 1970's, sub-Saharan African countries have learned ...
Objective: The authors had for aim to evaluate diagnosis and treatment practices applied to children...
Over 90% of the worlds severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria is estimated to affect young c...
Malaria remains as an important public health and a major cause of childhood death and paediatric ho...
Introduction: Severe malaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Sah...
Malaria endemicity in Cameroon greatly varies according to ecological environment. In such condition...
Abstract Background In the wake of a decline in global malaria, it is imperative to describe the epi...
This presentation is part of the PEER Liberia Pediatrics Lecture Series. It provides an overview for...
Despite rigorous effort made to control malaria for more than a century, it is still among the main ...
Plasmodium falciparum is the most common cause of severe and life-threatening malaria. Falciparum ma...
Malaria accounts for 10% of deaths in children below the age of 5 years in Nigeria. These deaths ar...
Abstract Background Malaria continues to claim one to two million lives a year, mainly those of chil...
Abstract. We analyzed the clinical presentation of 800 severe malaria cases six months to 15 years o...
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to claim one to two million lives a year, mainly those of children in ...
Abstract Background Up to 90 % of the global burden of malaria morbidity and mortality occurs in sub...
Since efforts to eradicate malaria failed in the 1970's, sub-Saharan African countries have learned ...
Objective: The authors had for aim to evaluate diagnosis and treatment practices applied to children...
Over 90% of the worlds severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria is estimated to affect young c...
Malaria remains as an important public health and a major cause of childhood death and paediatric ho...
Introduction: Severe malaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Sah...
Malaria endemicity in Cameroon greatly varies according to ecological environment. In such condition...
Abstract Background In the wake of a decline in global malaria, it is imperative to describe the epi...
This presentation is part of the PEER Liberia Pediatrics Lecture Series. It provides an overview for...
Despite rigorous effort made to control malaria for more than a century, it is still among the main ...
Plasmodium falciparum is the most common cause of severe and life-threatening malaria. Falciparum ma...
Malaria accounts for 10% of deaths in children below the age of 5 years in Nigeria. These deaths ar...
Abstract Background Malaria continues to claim one to two million lives a year, mainly those of chil...
Abstract. We analyzed the clinical presentation of 800 severe malaria cases six months to 15 years o...
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to claim one to two million lives a year, mainly those of children in ...
Abstract Background Up to 90 % of the global burden of malaria morbidity and mortality occurs in sub...