A simple and fast method to exclude high Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in travellers with imported malaria

Imported quinine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sri Lanka.

Short report: hematologic changes in acute, imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

We conducted a retrospective analysis of hematologic changes in 89 patients with imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Thirteen (15%) were anemic at presentation, 60 (67%) had thrombocytopenia, and 63% had lymphopenia. There was a significant inverse relationship between parasitemia and platelet count. Anemia is rare among patients with imported malaria, while thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia...

Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistance transporter gene detection in imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases.

To the Editor—We share the cogent sentiments expressed by Farcas et al. [1] about the great interest of PCR-based methods for the diagnosis of imported malaria, given that, in most westernized countries, morbidity and death due to this protozoan infection among returned travelers is on the rise [2]. Because we have tested 1900 patients per year since Octo-ber 1999, we have accumulated a large a...

Prevalence and Level of Antibodies Anti-Plasmodium spp. in Travellers with Clinical History of Imported Malaria

In this study, we show that 40.29% of travellers with a possible history of malaria exposure were positive for anti-Plasmodium spp. antibodies, while these individuals were negative by microscopy. The antibody test described here is useful to elucidate malaria exposure in microscopy-negative travellers from endemic countries.

Severe Imported Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, France, 1996–2003

Little is known about severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in industrialized countries where the disease is not endemic because most studies have been case reports or have included <200 patients. To identify factors independently associated with the severity of P. falciparum, we conducted a retrospective study using surveillance data obtained from 21,888 P. falciparum patients in Franc...