Tropical infection after a case of total hip arthroplasty.
J Hosp Infect 2014;
87:179-81. [PMID:
24954916 DOI:
10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.009]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
In non-endemic areas, malaria is mainly an imported disease. This article reports a case of transfusion-related Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a non-endemic area. Despite initial clinical signs consistent with malaria, the diagnosis was not elicited because of the absence of any identified epidemiological risk factors. The case indicates that transfusion-transmitted malaria still occurs in non-endemic countries. The role of laboratory testing to prevent and diagnose transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic malaria countries is crucial.
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