Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria
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Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria
The study was designed to determine the true prevalence of congenital, cord, and placental malaria in General Hospital Minna, North Central Nigeria. Peripheral blood smears of near-term pregnant women, as well as the placental, cord, and peripheral blood smears of their newborn babies, were examined for malaria parasites, using the Giemsa staining technique. Out of 152 pregnant women screened, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9686,1687-9694
DOI: 10.1155/2012/274142