Korean J Parasitol.
2006 Sep;44(3):229-232. 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.229.
Travelers' malaria among foreigners at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand - a6-year review (2000-2005)
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- 1Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. tewpe@mahidol.ac.th
- 2Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
- 3Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
- 4Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
- KMID: 1720521
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.229
Abstract
- We retrospectively examined the charts of travelers admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, with malaria during the years 2000-2005. Twenty-one cases of malaria were identified, of which 12 (57%) were Plasmodium vivax infections and 9 (43%) were P. falciparum infections. There was one mixed case with vivax and falciparum infection. Only 1 P. falciparum case had complications. All cases were successfully treated with standard antimalarial drugs. Only 3 of the 21 cases were thought to be acquired in Thailand, the rest were regarded to be imported.
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