Severe falciparum malaria in young children is associated with an increased risk of post-discharge readmission or death: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Few studies have described post-discharge morbidity of children with specific manifestations of severe malaria (SM) beyond severe malarial anemia or cerebral malaria.

Methods

Children 6 months to 4 years of age admitted at Jinja and Mulago hospitals in Uganda, with one or more of the five most common manifestations of SM, cerebral malaria (n=53), respiratory distress syndrome (n=108), malaria with complicated seizures (n=160), severe malarial anemia (n=155) or prostration (n=75), were followed for 12 months after discharge, along with community children (CC) (n=120) recruited from the household or neighborhood of the children with SM. Incidence and risk of post-discharge readmission, death or outpatient clinic visits were compared between children with SM and CC

SUBMITTER: Opoka RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601819 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature