• Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Dec 2010

    Intensive care admissions for children with imported malaria in the United kingdom.

    • Mehdi Garbash, Jonathan Round, Christopher J M Whitty, Peter L Chiodini, F Andrew I Riordan, Delane Shingadia, and Shamez Ladhani.
    • Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
    • Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2010 Dec 1;29(12):1140-2.

    AbstractThis study describes 977 children with imported malaria in England and Wales between 2004 and 2008, focusing on 29 (3.0%) patients admitted to intensive care, of whom 10 had cerebral malaria, 4 required inotropes, and 1 had concurrent septicemia. The remaining 14 were admitted for monitoring only. None died, but 1 child developed cerebellar infarction.

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