Plasmodium malariae-Repeat Light Microscopy when Molecular Testing is Not Available

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Feb;100(2):233-234. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0592.

Authors

Serena X Zhang¹, Karl C Kronmann², Michael J Kavanaugh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antimalarials / therapeutic use
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Erythrocytes / parasitology*
Humans
Malaria / diagnosis*
Malaria / drug therapy
Malaria / parasitology
Male
Microscopy / methods*
Plasmodium malariae / drug effects
Plasmodium malariae / growth & development*
Schizonts / growth & development
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antimalarials
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination