High Frequency of Blackwater Fever Among Children Presenting to Hospital With Severe Febrile Illnesses in Eastern Uganda

BACKGROUND. In the Fluid Expansion as a Supportive Treatment (FEAST) trial, an unexpectedly high proportion of participants from eastern Uganda presented with blackwater fever (BWF). METHODS. We describe the prevalence and outcome of BWF among trial participants and compare the prevalence of 3 malar...

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Autores principales: Olupot-Olupot, Peter, Engoru, Charles, Uyoga, Sophie, Muhindo, Rita, Macharia, Alex, Kiguli, Sarah, Opoka, Robert O., Akech, Samuel, Ndila, Carolyne, Nyeko, Richard, Mtove, George, Nteziyaremye, Julius, Chebet, Martin, George, Elizabeth C., Babiker, Abdel G., Gibb, Diana M., Williams, Thomas N., Maitland, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28362936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28362936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix003

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