Malaria in the Time of COVID-19: Do Not Miss the Real Cause of Illness

We report a case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient asymptomatically co-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the current ongoing coronavirus pandemic, co-infections with unrelated life-threatening febrile conditions may pose a particular challenge...

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Autores principales: Jochum, Johannes, Kreuels, Benno, Tannich, Egbert, Huber, Samuel, Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian, Schmiedel, Stefan, Ramharter, Michael, Addo, Marylyn M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8103267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810597
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020040
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Sumario:We report a case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient asymptomatically co-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the current ongoing coronavirus pandemic, co-infections with unrelated life-threatening febrile conditions may pose a particular challenge to clinicians. The current situation increases the risk for cognitive biases in medical management.

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