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Delayed anemia after treatment with injectable artesunate in the democratic republic of the congo : a manageable issue
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 2730077
Author(s) Burri, Christian; Ferrari, Giovanfrancesco; Ntuku, Henry Maggi; Kitoto, Antoinette Tshefu; Duparc, Stephan; Hugo, Pierre; Mitembo, Didier Kalemwa; Lengeler, Christian
Author(s) at UniBasel Burri, Christian
Lengeler, Christian
Year 2014
Title Delayed anemia after treatment with injectable artesunate in the democratic republic of the congo : a manageable issue
Journal American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Volume 91
Number 4
Pages / Article-Number 821-3
Abstract

Cases of delayed hemolytic anemia have been described after treatment with injectable artesunate, the current World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended first-line drug for the treatment of severe malaria. A total of 350 patients (215 [61.4%] < 5 years of age and 135 [38.6%] ≥ 5 years of age) were followed-up after treatment with injectable artesunate for severe malaria in hospitals and health centers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Complete series of hemoglobin (Hb) measurements were available for 201 patients. A decrease in Hb levels between 2 and 5 g/dL was detected in 23 (11.4%) patients during the follow-up period. For five patients, Hb levels decreased below 5 g/dL during at least one follow-up visit. All cases of delayed anemia were clinically manageable and resolved within one month.

Publisher Williams and Wilkins
ISSN/ISBN 0002-9637
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6308498
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0149
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25071004
ISI-Number WOS:000342957600031
Document type (ISI) Journal Article
 
   

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