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| Title |
Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-8-15 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ulf Bronner, Paul CS Divis, Anna Färnert, Balbir Singh |
| Abstract |
Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia. A case of knowlesi malaria is described in a Swedish man, who became ill after returning from a short visit to Malaysian Borneo in October 2006. His P. knowlesi infection was not detected using a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, but was confirmed by PCR and molecular characterization. He responded rapidly to treatment with mefloquine. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic kits with further samples from knowlesi malaria patients are necessary, since early identification and appropriate anti-malarial treatment of suspected cases are essential due to the rapid growth and potentially life-threatening nature of P. knowlesi. Physicians should be aware that knowlesi infection is an important differential diagnosis in febrile travellers, with a recent travel history to forested areas in south-east Asia, including short-term travellers who tested negative with rapid diagnostic tests. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 139 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 133 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 25 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 23 | 17% |
| Unknown | 31 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 12% |
| Unknown | 37 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. 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 17 June 2019.
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#7,453,350
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#2,447
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#49,502
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#14
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