Malaria: revisión retrospectiva de 12 casos no autóctonos en Chile

Pérez C, Carlos; BAUDRAND B, RENÉ; Labarca L, Jaime; Perret P, Cecilia; Andresen H, Max; Guzmán D, Ana Mª

Abstract

Malaria is a protozoan infection caused by four Plasmodia species transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito. Nearly 40% of the world population is at risk of acquiring the disease because of increasing resistance to treatment, climate changes and travels to endemic zones. We report twelve patients with diagnosis of malaria, supported by the identification of parasites on blood smear. All cases had traveled to endemic zones (Peru, Ecuador, Central America, Africa), but only three used chemoprophylaxis. Seven cases were infected with Plasmodium vivax and five cases with P. falciparum. Three of latter required intensive care. All patients were treated with standard drugs according to the severity and Plasmodium specie, with excellent results and no mortality

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Título según SCIELO: Malaria: revisi�n retrospectiva de 12 casos no aut�ctonos en Chile
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 134
Número: 4
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2006
Página de inicio: 421
Página final: 425
Idioma: es
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872006000400003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872006000400003

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