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Malaria Coinfections in Febrile Pediatric Inpatients: A Hospital-Based Study From Ghana
Author(s) -
Benedikt Hogan,
Daniel Eibach,
Ralf Krumkamp,
Nimako Sarpong,
Denise Dekker,
Benno Kreuels,
Oumou MaïgaAscofaré,
Kennedy Gyau Boahen,
Charity Wiafe Akenten,
Yaw AduSarkodie,
Ellis OwusuDabo,
Jürgen May,
Luise Ammer,
Nicole S. Struck,
Andreas Hahn,
Wiebke Herr,
Anna Jaeger,
Vinzent Levermann,
Wibke Loag,
Eva Mertens,
Lisa Reigl,
Stefanie Steierberg,
Doris Winter,
Hassan M. AlEmran,
Harry Owusu Boateng,
Theresa Rettig,
Tabea Binger,
Henry Hanson,
Kwabena Oppong,
Michael Nagel,
Martin Aepfelbacher,
Henrike Buehl,
Beate Henrichfreise,
Dániel Cadar,
Isabella Eckerle,
Christian Drosten,
Harald Ittrich,
Egbert Tannich,
Anke Thielebei
Publication year - 2018
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/cix1120
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , parasitemia , plasmodium falciparum , pneumonia , epidemiology , respiratory tract infections , pediatrics , immunology , respiratory system
The epidemiology of pediatric febrile illness is shifting in sub-Saharan Africa, but malaria remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The present study describes causes of febrile illness in hospitalized children in Ghana and aims to determine the burden of malaria coinfections and their association with parasite densities.

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