Coma associated with microscopy-diagnosed Plasmodium vivax: a prospective study in Papua, Indonesia.

• Main Authors: Daniel A Lampah (Author), Tsin W Yeo (Author), Setiawan O Hardianto (Author), Emiliana Tjitra (Author), Enny Kenangalem (Author), Paulus Sugiarto (Author), Ric N Price (Author), Nicholas M Anstey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Coma complicates Plasmodium falciparum infection but is uncommonly associated with P. vivax. Most series of vivax coma have been retrospective and have not utilized molecular methods to exclude mixed infections with P. falciparum.We prospectively enrolled patients hospitalized in Timika, Indonesia,...