Prognostic Factors in Severe Falciparum Malaria
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Polrat Wilairatana1,2*, Noppadon Tangpukdee1,2 and Srivicha Krudsood1,3 1Malaria Clinical Research Unit, Malaria Excellence Center, Mahidol University, Thailand 2Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand 3Department of Tropical Hygiene, Mahidol University, Thailand *Corresponding author: Polrat Wilairatana, Malaria Clinical Research Unit, Malaria Excellence Center and Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: 66-081-8602101; E-mail: [email protected]
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