Open AccessComparative Study on Antenatal and Perinatal Outcome of Vivax and Falciparum Malaria in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata, India
Author(s) -
Mousumi Datta,
Jhuma Biswas,
Sugata Dasgupta,
Kaushik Banerjee,
Subhendu Choudhury,
Sandip Sengupta,
Prakash Das
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23051.9195
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , pregnancy , obstetrics , apgar score , low birth weight , plasmodium vivax , plasmodium falciparum , cerebral malaria , pediatrics , birth weight , immunology , biology , genetics
Malaria occurring in pregnancy is associated with considerable maternal and perinatal morbidity. In India, the problem is compounded by dual parasitological aetiology of Plasmodium vivax ( P. vivax ) and Plasmodium falciparum ( P. falciparum ).