2022
Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection among symptomatic patients presenting to a major urban military hospital in Cameroon
Hodson DZ, Mbarga Etoundi Y, Mbatou Nghokeng N, Mohamadou Poulibe R, Magne Djoko S, Goodwin J, Cheteug Nguesta G, Nganso T, Armstrong JN, Andrews JJ, Zhang E, Wade M, Eboumbou Moukoko CE, Boum Y, Parikh S. Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection among symptomatic patients presenting to a major urban military hospital in Cameroon. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 298. PMID: 36273147, PMCID: PMC9588226, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04315-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. falciparum infectionPopulation attributable risk percentFalciparum infectionPlasmodium falciparum infectionYears of ageClinical characteristicsUrban hospitalMilitary HospitalAttributable risk percentHigher positivity rateLikelihood ratioRapid diagnostic testsMajor urban hospitalRural African settingConclusionsThe prevalenceHigh feverSymptomatic patientsHemoglobin levelsAnemia prevalenceSevere anemiaEmergency departmentVenous samplesClinical surveyPositivity rateWHO definition
2019
Comparison on simultaneous capillary and venous parasite density and genotyping results from children and adults with uncomplicated malaria: a prospective observational study in Uganda
Lehane A, Were M, Wade M, Hamadu M, Cahill M, Kiconco S, Kajubi R, Aweeka F, Mwebaza N, Li F, Parikh S. Comparison on simultaneous capillary and venous parasite density and genotyping results from children and adults with uncomplicated malaria: a prospective observational study in Uganda. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 559. PMID: 31242863, PMCID: PMC6595677, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4174-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnimalsAntimalarialsArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationCapillariesChildChild, PreschoolDrug MonitoringFemaleGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHIVHIV InfectionsHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMaleMiddle AgedParasite LoadParasitemiaPlasmodium falciparumUgandaVeinsYoung AdultConceptsTime of presentationVenous blood smearsProspective observational studyParasite densityVenous compartmentBlood smearsVenous samplesObservational studyMSP-2Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaTrial registrationThe trialPlasmodium falciparum malariaResultsTwo hundred twentyMalaria parasite densityClinical research settingResearch settingsUncomplicated malariaArtemether-lumefantrineFalciparum malariaParasite genotypingBland-Altman analysisHundred twentyMalaria diagnosisNew infectionsGold standard method