Asymptomatic Malaria and Other Infections in Children Adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011

We screened 52 children adopted from Ethiopia for malaria because they had previously lived in a disease-endemic region or had past or current hepatomegaly or splenomegaly. Seven (13.5%) children had asymptomatic malaria parasitemia by microscopy (n = 2) or PCR (n = 5). Our findings suggest that ado...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Adebo, Senait M., Eckerle, Judith K., Andrews, Mary E., Howard, Cynthia R., John, Chandy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26079644
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141933
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Sumario:We screened 52 children adopted from Ethiopia for malaria because they had previously lived in a disease-endemic region or had past or current hepatomegaly or splenomegaly. Seven (13.5%) children had asymptomatic malaria parasitemia by microscopy (n = 2) or PCR (n = 5). Our findings suggest that adoptees at risk for asymptomatic malaria should be screened, preferably by PCR.

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