Journal article
Value of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 level and malaria retinopathy in distinguishing cerebral malaria from other acute encephalopathies in Kenyan children.
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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cerebral malaria is problematic in malaria-endemic areas because encephalopathy in patients with parasitemia may have another cause. Abnormal retinal findings are thought to increase the specificity of the diagnosis, and the level of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) may reflect the parasite biomass. METHODS: We examined the retina and measured plasma HRP2 levels in children with acute nontraumatic encephalopathy in Kenya. Logistic regression, with HRP2 level as an ...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of infectious diseases
- Volume:
- 209
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 600-609
- Publication date:
- 2014-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1537-6613
- ISSN:
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0022-1899
- Source identifiers:
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429343
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:429343
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- pubs:429343
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2014
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