Severity of imported falciparum malaria.

Severity of imported falciparum malaria: effect of taking antimalarial prophylaxis.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of antimalarial chemoprophylaxis and other variables on the severity of falciparum malaria. DESIGN Review of consecutive malaria cases between 1987 and 1991. SETTING The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. SUBJECTS 250 consecutive cases of mild and 51 consecutive cases of severe falciparum malaria. RESULTS Prophylaxis was taken in 52.4% (131/250)...

Influence of host factors and parasite biomass on the severity of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria

OBJECTIVES Imported malaria in France is characterized by various clinical manifestations observed in a heterogeneous population of patients such as travelers/expatriates and African migrants. In this population, host factors and parasite biomass associated with severe imported malaria are poorly known. METHODS From data collected by the Centre National de Référence du Paludisme, we identifie...

Imported quinine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sri Lanka.

Imported falciparum malaria in British troops returning from Kenya.

The objective of this study was to report on a breakthrough of Plasmodium falciparum infection following a military exercise in central Kenya and the treatment regimens used. A series of case reports are presented from the three UK hospitals involved. Among 150 British soldiers who had been on exercises for five weeks in central Kenya, taking proguanil/chloroquine anti-malarial prophylaxis, sev...

Severe Imported Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, France, 1996–2003

Little is known about severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in industrialized countries where the disease is not endemic because most studies have been case reports or have included <200 patients. To identify factors independently associated with the severity of P. falciparum, we conducted a retrospective study using surveillance data obtained from 21,888 P. falciparum patients in Franc...