High Frequency of Blackwater Fever Among Children Presenting to Hospital With Severe Febrile Illnesses in Eastern Uganda | Zendy

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High Frequency of Blackwater Fever Among Children Presenting to Hospital With Severe Febrile Illnesses in Eastern Uganda

Author(s) -

Peter OlupotOlupot,

Charles Engoru,

Sophie Uyoga,

Rita Muhindo,

Alex Macharia,

Sarah Kiguli,

Robert O. Opoka,

Samuel Akech,

Carolyne Ndila,

Richard Nyeko,

George Mtove,

Julius Nteziyaremye,

Martin Chebet,

Elizabeth C. George,

Abdel G. Babiker,

Diana M. Gibb,

Thomas N. Williams,

Kathryn Maitland

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix003

Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , sickle cell trait , parasitemia , anemia , population , plasmodium falciparum , pediatrics , jaundice , sickle cell anemia , immunology , disease , environmental health

In the Fluid Expansion as a Supportive Treatment (FEAST) trial, an unexpectedly high proportion of participants from eastern Uganda presented with blackwater fever (BWF).

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