Open AccessComparative assessment of clinic-laboratory profile of different species of severe malaria in a tertiary care institute in southern India
Author(s) -
Thomas Kuncheria,
Nithyananda K Chowta,
Deepak Madi,
Mukta N Chowta,
Basavaprabhu Achappa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.302040
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium falciparum , plasmodium vivax , medicine , diagnosis of malaria , population , tertiary care , immunology , environmental health
Majority of the studies on severe malaria in India have concentrated on falciparum and have been done in northern part. The objective of the study was to compare the clinical spectrum and laboratory profile among severe Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum and mixed malaria patients admitted at a tertiary care center in southern India.