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Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon
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Published Date:
Oct 2010
Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1611-1614.Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with chloroquine and primaquine. The major complications were jaundice and severe anemia. No in vivo chloroquine resistance was detected. These data help characterize the clinical profile of severe P. vivax malaria in Latin America.
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