Malaria in pregnancy

Recent evidence suggests an increasing incidence of malaria among the civilian population of the United States. The effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious to both mother and fetus. We present four patients with malaria during pregnancy and review the charts of 18 additional patients with mal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1982-08, Vol.75 (8), p.959-962
Hauptverfasser:	Diro, M, Beydoun, S N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Emigration and Immigration Female Florida Humans Infant, Newborn Malaria - complications Malaria - congenital Malaria - diagnosis Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - therapy Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	Recent evidence suggests an increasing incidence of malaria among the civilian population of the United States. The effects of malaria in pregnancy can be serious to both mother and fetus. We present four patients with malaria during pregnancy and review the charts of 18 additional patients with malaria (two of whom were pregnant) in order to familiarize the reader with the general clinical picture. The currently recommended chemoprophylaxis and treatment are outlined.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198208000-00014