High Risk of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Following Splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

High Risk of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Following Splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia

Published:2018-05-16 Issue:1 Volume:68 Page:51-60
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Author:

Kho Steven¹,Andries Benediktus²,Poespoprodjo Jeanne R²³⁴,Commons Robert J¹,Shanti Putu A I³,Kenangalem Enny²³,Douglas Nicholas M¹,Simpson Julie A⁵,Sugiarto Paulus⁶,Anstey Nicholas M¹,Price Ric N¹⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

2. Timika Malaria Research Program, Papuan Health and Community Development Foundation, Timika, Papua

3. Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kabupaten Mimika, Timika, Papua

4. Pediatric Research Office, Department of Pediatrics, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

5. Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

6. Rumah Sakit Mitra Masyarakat, Timika, Papua, Indonesia

7. Center for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

In Papua, splenectomized individuals have greater risk of malaria in the 12 months following splenectomy but not of mortality. Malaria risk was higher for Plasmodium vivax than P. falciparum. Early radical cure and prophylaxis are warranted in malaria endemic areas.

Funder

Wellcome Trust

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/68/1/51/27119628/ciy403.pdf

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