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Predictors of hyperlactataemia among children presenting with malaria in a low transmission area in The Gambia

BACKGROUND: Hyperlactataemia and metabolic acidosis are important risk factors for malaria death, but measuring lactate at the point of care is not financially viable in many resource-poor settings. This study aimed to identify combinations of routinely available parameters that could identify child...

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Autores principales: Bhaskaran, Krishnan, Ebonyi, Augustine O, Walther, Brigitte, Walther, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24237749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-423