| pediatric plasmodium falciparium malaria: a ten-year experience from washington, dc. | from 1983 to 1992 a total of 64 children were admitted with a diagnosis of malaria to children's national medical center in washington, dc. specific etiology is available in 59 of 64. of these 59 cases 52 (88%) were caused by plasmodium falciparum. fifty-one of 52 infections were acquired in africa, 35 (67%) of these in traveling united states citizens. eleven (21%) of 52 children were initially admitted to the intensive care unit for i.v. quinidine or quinine therapy. eight (73%) of these 11 pa ... | 1994 | 7970971 |
| malaria in refugees from tanzania--king county, washington, 2007. | recent immigrants and refugees constitute a substantial proportion of malaria cases in the united states, accounting for nearly one in 10 imported malaria cases involving persons with known resident status in 2006. this report describes three cases of plasmodium falciparum malaria and two cases of plasmodium ovale malaria that occurred during june 27-october 15, 2007 in king county, washington. the infections were diagnosed in burundian refugees who had recently arrived in the united states from ... | 2008 | 18701876 |
| hepatitis temporally associated with an herbal supplement containing artemisinin - washington, 2008. | artemisinins are a class of compounds that include artesunate, artemether, and artemisinin and have potent antimalarial activity. in combination with other drugs (artemisinin combination therapy), these compounds are the first-line treatment recommended by the world health organization for plasmodium falciparum infections. artemisinins have been available in the united states without a prescription as herbal supplements for at least 10 years; these supplements are marketed for general health mai ... | 2009 | 19680221 |
| congenital plasmodium falciparum malaria in washington, dc. | congenital malaria is rare in the united states, but is an important diagnosis to consider when evaluating febrile infants. herein, we describe a case of congenital plasmodium falciparum malaria in a 2-week-old infant born in the united states to a mother who had emigrated from nigeria 3 months before delivery. | 2017 | 28077745 |
| imported malaria over fifteen years in an inner city teaching hospital of washington dc. | as endemic malaria is not commonly seen in the united states, most of the cases diagnosed and reported are associated with travel to and from the endemic places of malaria. as the number of imported cases of malaria has been increasing since 1973, it is important to look into these cases to study the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease in the united states. in this study, we would like to share our experience in diagnosing and treating these patients at our institution. we did a ... | 2016 | 27417079 |