Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon

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作者
Alexandre, Marcia A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Ferreira, Cynthia O. [1 ]
Siqueira, Andre M. [2 ,3 ]
Magalhaes, Belisa L. [2 ]
Mourao, Maria Paula G. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Lacerda, Marcus V. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Alecrim, Maria das Gracas C. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Fundacao Med Trop Amazonas, BR-69040000 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
[2] Univ Estado Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
[3] Ctr Univ Nilton Lins, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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D O I
10.3201/eid1610.100685
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
071005 [微生物学]; 100108 [医学免疫学];
摘要
We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with chloroquine and primaquine. The major complications were jaundice and severe anemia. No in vivo chloroquine resistance was detected. These data help characterize the clinical profile of severe P. vivax malaria in Latin America.
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