Fever in a Soldier Returned from Afghanistan

被引:2
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作者
Hagan, Jose E. [1 ]
Marcos, Luis A. [1 ]
Steinberg, Thomas H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
关键词
VIVAX MALARIA; PRIMAQUINE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00443.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We present a case of Plasmodium vivax infection in a soldier, 4 months after returning from Afghanistan. Primary care physicians should be reminded of the possible delay in presentation of P. vivax when evaluating fever and the importance of terminal prophylaxis with primaquine to prevent relapse following return from malarious regions.
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页码:351 / 352
页数:2
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