Abstract
To compare the severity of Plasmodium vivax malaria with that of P. falciparum malaria, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of 356 adults hospitalized with malaria (2009-2011) in Pakistan. P. vivax and P. falciparum accounted for 83% and 13% of cases, respectively; 79.9% of patients with severe malaria were infected with P. vivax.
Keywords:
malaria, severe malaria, complications, Plasmodium vivax, Pakistan; parasites.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Malaria, Falciparum / complications
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Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
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Malaria, Vivax / complications
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Malaria, Vivax / epidemiology*
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Middle Aged
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Pakistan / epidemiology
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Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification
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Plasmodium vivax* / genetics
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Plasmodium vivax* / isolation & purification
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Public Health Surveillance
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Retrospective Studies
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Young Adult