Abstract:156 lasmodium falciparum malaria is the most dangerous form of malaria. The World Health organization (WHO) defines severe P. falciparum malaria as one or more of the following features: cerebral malaria, hyperparasitemia (>5% parasitized erythrocytes or >250.000 parasites/µl), severe anemia (hematocrit <15% or hemoglobin <5 g/dL in the presence of parasitemia >10,000 parasites/µL), renal failure (urine output <400 mL/24 hours in adults, with serum creatinine >3 mg/dL), respiratory distress and pulmonary edema… Show more
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