Imported malaria: a retrospective study in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, a ten-year experience

Imported malaria: a retrospective study in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, a ten-year experience

Over a period of ten years (1983-1992), 134 malaria cases admitted to University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur (UHKL) were analysed. Malays constituted 27.6%, Chinese 29.8%, Indians 9.7%, Indonesians 16.4% and other foreigners 16.4%. Therefore, of the total number of cases, foreigners constituted 32.8% (44...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical journal of Malaysia 1998-03, Vol.53 (1), p.6-9
Hauptverfasser: Jamaiah, I, Anuar, A K, Najib, N A, Zurainee, M N
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloroquine - therapeutic use
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malaria - complications
Malaria - drug therapy
Malaria - transmission
Malaysia - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Over a period of ten years (1983-1992), 134 malaria cases admitted to University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur (UHKL) were analysed. Malays constituted 27.6%, Chinese 29.8%, Indians 9.7%, Indonesians 16.4% and other foreigners 16.4%. Therefore, of the total number of cases, foreigners constituted 32.8% (44) of all the malaria cases admitted to UHKL. Fifteen of these foreigners had chloroquine-resistant strains of malarial parasites. Three species of malaria were reported of which Plasmodium falciparum constituted the most (46.3%) (80% of these developed resistance to chloroquine). Plasmodium vivax was confirmed in 44.8% (10% of these developed resistance to chloroquine) and there was only one case of Plasmodium malarie infection.
ISSN:0300-5283