Open AccessThe Clinical Profile of Severe Pediatric Malaria in an Area Targeted for Routine RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccination in Western Kenya
Author(s) -
Samuel Akech,
Mercy Chepkirui,
Morris Ogero,
Ambrose Agweyu,
Grace Irimu,
Mike English,
Robert W. Snow
Publication year - 2019
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/ciz844
Subject(s) - malaria , case fatality rate , medicine , interquartile range , pediatrics , severe malaria , epidemiology , plasmodium falciparum , surgery , immunology
The malaria prevalence has declined in western Kenya, resulting in the risk of neurological phenotypes in older children. This study investigates the clinical profile of pediatric malaria admissions ahead of the introduction of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine.
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