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Prostration and the prognosis of death in African children with severe malaria
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Objectives: Malaria is still one of the main reasons for hospitalization in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid risk stratification at admission is essential for optimal medical care and improved prognosis. Whereas coma, deep breathing, and, to a lesser degree, severe anemia are established predictors of malaria-related death, the value of assessing prostration for risk stratification is less certain.
Methods: Here we used a retrospective multi-center analysi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.06.022
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+ European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
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TMA-2017SF-1946
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases More from this journal
- Volume:
- 134
- Pages:
- 240-247
- Place of publication:
- Canada
- Publication date:
- 2023-07-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-06-29
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- ISSN:
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1201-9712
- Pmid:
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37414210
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English
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1493947
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pubs:1493947
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2023-09-22
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- Agnandji et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2023
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- © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
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