Publications

malaria at the hospital for sick children, toronto.	the number of immigrants to canada from countries where malaria is endemic increased sevenfold between 1964 and 1974. from january 1973 through july 1975, 15 cases of malaria were treated at the hospital for sick children, toronto. the only symptom common to all patients was fever, and it was not always cyclic. for any child with a fever of unknown cause who has been in a region where malaria is endemic within the previous 6 months, a blood smear should be examined for parasites. if the smear is ...	1976	782677
review of 40 children with imported malaria.	forty cases of imported malaria (1978 to 1988) are reviewed and management principles are discussed. all 15 cases of plasmodium falciparum malaria were acquired in africa, 5 of which were probably chloroquine-resistant. most cases of plasmodium vivax (80%) were acquired on the indian subcontinent, including 2 cases of congenital malaria. six children developed p. falciparum malaria despite chemoprophylaxis. all children had a history of fever, usually with other influenza-like symptoms. two-thir ...	1989	2594448
plasmodium falciparum malaria seen at toronto general hospital in 1984.		1985	3904964
imported malaria: prospective analysis of problems in diagnosis and management.	imported malaria is an increasing problem in many countries. the objective of this study was to prospectively evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of imported malaria cases identified by active surveillance. microscopic diagnosis at the community level was also compared to reference microscopic and blinded molecular diagnostic methods. most travelers who acquire malaria had sought pretravel advice from a physician; however, only 11% used recommended chemoprophylaxis and only 17% used insect prot ...	1998	9675468