Abstract |
A study was carried out on susceptibility of sicklemia patients to Plasmodium falciparum (PF) malaria in 151 hemoglobin S carriers (homozygous and heterozygous), assisted at the Cotonú Hospital, Benin, for 1 year. These diseased did not have any serious malaria complications. The results were compared to a control group without sickle-cell anemia who had 21.5% of complications due to the disease. Prevalence of genetic anomaly was higher than 20% among the general population under study.
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Authors | A Rodríguez-Ojea Menéndez, M García de la Osa |
Journal | Revista cubana de medicina tropical
(Rev Cubana Med Trop)
Vol. 44
Issue 1
Pg. 62-5
( 1992)
ISSN: 0375-0760 [Print] Cuba |
Vernacular Title | Paludismo y drepanocitosis. Correlación de aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos. |
PMID | 1344691
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Benin
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Hemoglobin SC Disease
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Hemoglobins
(analysis)
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Sex Distribution
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