PLoS ONE · 2010 · 18 citations · 9 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineClinical EpidemiologyCritical Care MedicineParasite EpidemiologyIntensive Care MedicineMalariaTropical MedicineHospital EpidemiologyImported MalariaInfection Risk FactorsInpatient MortalityIntensive Care Unit MortalityMortality Rate AssessmentPlasmodium FalciparumSevere Malaria
Background: Large studies on severe imported malaria in non-endemic industrialized countries are lacking. We sought to describe the clinical spectrum of severe imported malaria in French adults and to identify risk factors for mortality at admission to the intensive care unit.
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