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Fever in the returning traveller: the importance of sensitivity.

K E J Philip1, R Baddeley2, M Jenkins3, B Bovill3.   

Abstract

We report the case of a 28-year-old man, presenting with episodes of fever and rigours, having recently returned from Cameroon and Uganda. Initial investigations for malaria were negative, and the patient was sent home without a clear diagnosis. Subsequent review of the blood film revealed the presence of Plasmodium ovale. This case highlights the importance of repeated and careful inspection of blood films, given the relatively low sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests in P. ovale infection. It also illustrates the importance of the travel history in the diagnosis of malaria. 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

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Year:  2015        PMID： 26464405      PMCID： PMC4612539          DOI： 10.1136/bcr-2014-209140

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMJ Case Rep        ISSN： 1757-790X


  9 in total

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Journal:  J Infect       Date:  2007-01-09       Impact factor: 6.072

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Review 3.  Malaria in the UK: past, present, and future.

Authors:  T Chin; P D Welsby
Journal:  Postgrad Med J       Date:  2004-11       Impact factor: 2.401

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Authors:  William E Collins; Geoffrey M Jeffery
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2005-07       Impact factor: 26.132

5.  Guideline: the laboratory diagnosis of malaria. General Haematology Task Force of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology.

Authors:  J Wendi Bailey; John Williams; Barbara J Bain; John Parker-Williams; Peter L Chiodini
Journal:  Br J Haematol       Date:  2013-10-08       Impact factor: 6.998

Review 6.  Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries.

Authors:  Katharine Abba; Jonathan J Deeks; Piero Olliaro; Cho-Min Naing; Sally M Jackson; Yemisi Takwoingi; Sarah Donegan; Paul Garner
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2011-07-06

Review 7.  Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated non-falciparum or Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic countries.

Authors:  Katharine Abba; Amanda J Kirkham; Piero L Olliaro; Jonathan J Deeks; Sarah Donegan; Paul Garner; Yemisi Takwoingi
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2014-12-18

8.  An observational study of malaria in British travellers: Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi differ significantly in the duration of latency.

Authors:  Debbie Nolder; Mary C Oguike; Hector Maxwell-Scott; Hatoon A Niyazi; Valerie Smith; Peter L Chiodini; Colin J Sutherland
Journal:  BMJ Open       Date:  2013-05-28       Impact factor: 2.692

9.  British container breeding mosquitoes: the impact of urbanisation and climate change on community composition and phenology.

Authors:  Susannah Townroe; Amanda Callaghan
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2014-04-23       Impact factor: 3.240
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