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Acta Tropica

Volume 56, Issue 4, April 1994, Pages 299-305
Acta Tropica

Prognostic indicators in adult cerebral malaria: a study in Burundi, an area of high prevalence of HIV infection

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Abstract

We examined the possible risk factors for poor prognostic in cerebral malaria in 31 adults from Burundi, an area of high prevalence rate of HIV-1 infection. Depth of coma, temperature, vomiting, seizures, parasite load, or anaemia did not modify the outcome. High levels of creatinine, bilirubin, and/or lactates were indicators of poor prognostic. HIV-1 infection did not affect the clinical or biological presentation of cerebral malaria, and did not appear to influence the outcome.

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