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| Title |
Malaria in infants aged less than six months - is it an area of unmet medical need?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-400 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Umberto D’Alessandro, David Ubben, Kamal Hamed, Serign Jawo Ceesay, Joseph Okebe, Makie Taal, Eugene Kaman Lama, Moussa Keita, Lamine Koivogui, Alain Nahum, Kalifa Bojang, Aja Adam Jagne Sonko, Honorat Francis Lalya, Bernard Brabin |
| Abstract |
Despite the protection provided by several factors, including maternal antibodies, the burden of malaria in young infants may be higher than previously thought. Infants with congenital or neonatal malaria may have a different clinical presentation than older children, and diagnosis may be confused with other neonatal diseases due to an overlap of clinical manifestations. In addition, there is little information on the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in young infants. There is the need for a more accurate estimate of the parasite prevalence and the incidence of clinical malaria in infants under 6 months old, as well as a better characterization of risk factors, pharmacokinetic profiles, safety and efficacy of currently available anti-malarial treatments, in order to develop evidence-based treatment guidelines for this population. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 43% |
| South Africa | 1 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 162 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 158 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 16% |
| Researcher | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 16% |
| Unknown | 34 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 59 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 43 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. 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 06 June 2023.
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#16,300
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#3
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