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Severe falciparum malaria in pregnancy in Southeast Asia: a multi-centre retrospective cohort study.

Makoto SaitoAung Pyae PhyoCindy ChuStephane ProuxMarcus J RijkenCandy BeauHtun Htun WinLaypaw ArchasuksanJacher WiladphaingernNguyen H PhuTran T HienNick P DayArjen M DondorpNicholas J WhiteFrançois NostenRose McGready
Published in: BMC medicine (2023)
Vital organ dysfunction in pregnant women with severe malaria was associated with a very high maternal and foetal mortality whereas severe anaemia or hyperparasitaemia alone were not associated with poor prognosis, which may explain the variation of reported mortality from severe malaria in pregnancy. Access to antenatal care must be promoted to reduce barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of both malaria and anaemia.
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