A retrospective study of malaria infections in an intensive care unit of a general hospital in Malaysia.

Abstract

Several infections of P. falciparum are still associated with significant mortality. Other confounding factors include the patient's own initiating quinine therapy. Aggressive and appropriate therapy is life saving. Earlier anti-malaria treatment may improve the survival rate for falciparum malaria. The isolated case of death from P. vivax infection argues against complacency in the management of even the "benign" form of the infection.