Diagnostic challenges of prolonged post-treatment clearance of Plasmodium nucleic acids in a pre-transplant autosplenectomized patient with sickle cell disease

Autosplenectomy, as a result of sickle cell disease, is an important risk factor for severe malaria. While molecular methods are helpful in providing rapid and accurate infection detection and species identifi...

Source: Malaria Journal - January 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paul M. Luethy, Sean C. Murphy, Annette M. Seilie, Yingda L. Xie, Chuen-Yen Lau, John F. Tisdale, Matthew M. Hsieh, Jessica L. Reinhardt, Anna F. Lau and Gary A. Fahle Tags: Case report Source Type: research