Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Risk for Malaria Infection

Danquah, Ina; Bedu-Addo, George; Mockenhaupt, Frank P.

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Risk for Malaria Infection

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Oct 2010
By Danquah, Ina ; Bedu-Addo, George ; Mockenhaupt, Frank P.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Danquah, Ina ; Bedu-Addo, George ; Mockenhaupt, Frank P.
Description:

A case-control study of 1,466 urban adults in Ghana found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had a 46% increased risk for infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Increase in diabetes mellitus prevalence may put more persons at risk for malaria infection.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Case-Control Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Female Humans Hypertension Malaria, Falciparum Male Middle Aged Plasmodium Falciparum Prevalence Risk Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1601-1604.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Ghana
Location:

Africa
Volume:

16
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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