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| Title |
Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children: A Prospective Evaluation of Plasma PfHRP2 Measurement
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| Published in |
PLOS Medicine, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001297 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ilse C. E. Hendriksen, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Lorenz von Seidlein, George Mtove, Lisa J. White, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Sue J. Lee, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Charles Woodrow, Ben Amos, Corine Karema, Somporn Saiwaew, Kathryn Maitland, Ermelinda Gomes, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Samwel Gesase, Kamolrat Silamut, Hugh Reyburn, Sarah Joseph, Kesinee Chotivanich, Caterina I. Fanello, Nicholas P. J. Day, Nicholas J. White, Arjen M. Dondorp |
| Abstract |
In African children, distinguishing severe falciparum malaria from other severe febrile illnesses with coincidental Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia is a major challenge. P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) is released by mature sequestered parasites and can be used to estimate the total parasite burden. We investigated the prognostic significance of plasma PfHRP2 and used it to estimate the malaria-attributable fraction in African children diagnosed with severe malaria. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Canada | 2 | 17% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 42% |
| Scientists | 4 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 181 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 2% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 171 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 15% |
| Researcher | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 22% |
| Unknown | 25 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 40 | 22% |
| Unknown | 35 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 October 2017.
All research outputs
#2,062,044
of 25,506,250 outputs
Outputs from PLOS Medicine
#2,492
of 5,184 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#13,072
of 186,351 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS Medicine
#44
of 71 outputs
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