High Risk of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Following Splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia | Zendy

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High Risk of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Following Splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia

Author(s) -

Steven Kho,

Benediktus Andries,

Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo,

Robert J. Commons,

Putu Ayu Indra Shanti,

Enny Kenangalem,

Nicola Davies,

J. A. Simpson,

Paulus Sugiarto,

Nicholas M. Anstey,

Ric N. Price

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/ciy403

Subject(s) - splenectomy , plasmodium vivax , medicine , malaria , vivax malaria , protozoal disease , virology , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , spleen

Splenectomy increases the risk of severe and fatal infections; however, the risk of Plasmodium vivax malaria is unknown. We quantified the Plasmodium species-specific risks of malaria and other outcomes following splenectomy in patients attending a hospital in Papua, Indonesia.

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