Objective: Neonatal malaria is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis of neonatal malaria is difficult because of the similarity in clinical presentation with other neonatal infections. This study aim to highlight the clinical presentations and high mortality still associated with neonatal malaria. Methods: Twenty four out of 41 neonates seen during a 6 months period were studied. Gestational age, age at presentation, birth weight and other clinical symptoms were documented. Questionnaires were used to collect pertinent pregnancy and perinatal history from the mothers. Data was analyzed using SPSS v18 and results expressed in tables using means, frequencies and percentages. Findings: All 24 neonates, 50%...
Background. Congenital malaria is a serious and common infection in tropical Africa. It has multiple...
Background: Malaria remains an essential tropical protozoal disease, affecting both young and old. I...
Congenital malaria is increasingly reported among babies born to mothers living in malaria endemic a...
Objective: Neonatal malaria is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Dia...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Niger...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Niger...
Objective: With paucity of documentation of congenital clinical malaria in the world literature, we ...
Congenital malaria parasitaemia, a consequence of transmission of parasites from mother to foetus du...
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of malaria among ill neonates in a special care baby unit.Me...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Nige...
Background: Malaria was once thought to be rare in the neonatal period, especially in neonates of se...
Aim: To determine the prevalence of congenital malaria among newborn babies delivered at University ...
Abstract. Background: Neonatal malaria was said to be a rare entity. However there are increasing re...
To determine the incidence of congenital malaria at delivery in Lagos, Nigeria. Thick smears were pr...
Background: Malaria, earlier considered rare in neonates, has been reported with increasing frequenc...
Background. Congenital malaria is a serious and common infection in tropical Africa. It has multiple...
Background: Malaria remains an essential tropical protozoal disease, affecting both young and old. I...
Congenital malaria is increasingly reported among babies born to mothers living in malaria endemic a...
Objective: Neonatal malaria is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Dia...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Niger...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Niger...
Objective: With paucity of documentation of congenital clinical malaria in the world literature, we ...
Congenital malaria parasitaemia, a consequence of transmission of parasites from mother to foetus du...
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of malaria among ill neonates in a special care baby unit.Me...
Background: Though neonatal infections are most common reason for admissions in the newborn in Nige...
Background: Malaria was once thought to be rare in the neonatal period, especially in neonates of se...
Aim: To determine the prevalence of congenital malaria among newborn babies delivered at University ...
Abstract. Background: Neonatal malaria was said to be a rare entity. However there are increasing re...
To determine the incidence of congenital malaria at delivery in Lagos, Nigeria. Thick smears were pr...
Background: Malaria, earlier considered rare in neonates, has been reported with increasing frequenc...
Background. Congenital malaria is a serious and common infection in tropical Africa. It has multiple...
Background: Malaria remains an essential tropical protozoal disease, affecting both young and old. I...
Congenital malaria is increasingly reported among babies born to mothers living in malaria endemic a...