Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Feb 2004
Post-injury malaria: a risk factor for wound infection and protracted recovery.
To assess the impact of post-injury falciparum malaria on morbidity parameters in Cambodia. ⋯ Symptomatic malaria after trauma is common in Cambodia. Post-injury malaria seems to increase the risk of wound infection, delays postoperative recovery, and thus adds to the burden of trauma.