Retrospective Analysis of Cases with Imported Malaria in Hatay Province of Turkey: Seventy-Five Cases in Ten Years
Author(s) -
S. Sahin,
Mehmet Çabalak,
Tayibe Bal,
Sabahattin Ocak,
Yusuf Önlen,
Gülnaz Çulha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6123
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , incidence (geometry) , chemoprophylaxis , retrospective cohort study , epidemiology , pediatrics , severe malaria , anemia , plasmodium falciparum , surgery , immunology , physics , optics
Cases with imported malaria have increased complication and mortality rates because of delayed diagnosis and treatment in non-endemic countries. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical features of imported malaria in our clinic during the past 10 years.
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