Adult malaria mortality during 2019 at Bo Government Hospital, Sierra Leone.
Malaria
Sierra Leone
adults
mortality
Journal
Gates open research
ISSN: 2572-4754
Titre abrégé: Gates Open Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101717821
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
accepted:
07
08
2023
medline:
1
9
2023
pubmed:
1
9
2023
entrez:
1
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
It is uncertain whether malaria is an important cause of death among adults in endemic areas. We performed a chart review of adults admitted to Bo Government Hospital during 2019. Of 893 admissions, 149 (59% female, mean age 58.5 years) had a laboratory diagnosis of malaria and 22 (14.8%) died. Mortality was significantly higher among patients with severe malaria compared with those who had non-severe malaria (6/20 [30%] versus 16/129 [12.4%],
Identifiants
pubmed: 37655048
doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.14396.2
pmc: PMC10465729
doi:
Banques de données
Dryad
['10.5061/dryad.5hqbzkh9s']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
48Subventions
Organisme : Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ID : INV-009553
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Kpagoi SSTK et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No competing interests were disclosed.
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