Postmortem characterization of patients with clinical diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria: to what extent does this parasite kill?

MV, Lacerda; SC, Fragoso; MG, Alecrim; MA, Alexandre; BM, Magalhães; AM, Siqueira; LC, Ferreira; JR, Araújo; MP, Mourão; M, Ferrer; P, Castillo; L, Martin-Jaular; C, Fernandez-Becerra; Portillo H, del; J, Ordi; PL, Alonso; Q, Bassat

doi:10.1093/cid/cis615

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Postmortem characterization of patients with clinical diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria: to what extent does this parasite kill?

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Lacerda MV

Fragoso SC

Alecrim MG

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Severe disease attributable to Plasmodium vivax infection is already well described worldwide; however, autopsies in these patients are scarce.<h4>Methods</h4>From 1996 to 2010, 19 patient deaths with a clinical diagnosis of P. vivax infection occurred in a tertiary care center in...

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