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The usefulness of C-reactive protein in predicting malaria parasitemia in a sub-Saharan African region
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying patients who are at risk for severe manifestations at presentation still remains challenging. This study examines whether a semi-quantitative test on C-Reactive Protein (CRP) could be useful for rap...
Autores principales: | Sarfo, Bismark Osei, Hahn, Andreas, Schwarz, Norbert Georg, Jaeger, Anna, Sarpong, Nimako, Marks, Florian, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Tamminga, Thalea, May, Juergen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30080904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201693 |
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