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Major burden of severe anemia from non-falciparum malaria species in Southern Papua: a hospital-based surveillance study.

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BACKGROUND: The burden of anemia attributable to non-falciparum malarias in regions with Plasmodium co-endemicity is poorly documented. We compared the hematological profile of patients with and without malaria in southern Papua, Indonesia. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Clinical and laboratory data were linked for all patients presenting to a referral hospital between April 2004 and December 2012. Data were available on patient demographics, malaria diagnosis, hemoglobin concentration, and clinical o...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1001575

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
Journal:
PLoS medicine More from this journal
Volume:
10
Issue:
12
Pages:
e1001575-e1001575
Publication date:
2013-12-17
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EISSN:
1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277
Language:
English
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pubs:444251
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uuid:c12d0329-1368-479b-9668-d5af935c9f2c
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pubs:444251
Source identifiers:
444251
Deposit date:
2014-02-08

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