Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review

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dc.contributor.authorKajoba, Dickson
dc.contributor.authorEgesa, Walufu Ivan
dc.contributor.authorPetit, Habonimana Jean
dc.contributor.authorLaker, Goretty
dc.contributor.authorWaibi, William Mugowa
dc.contributor.authorAsiimwe, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-12T16:51:54Z
dc.date.available2023-04-12T16:51:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCongenital malaria is the presence of malaria parasites in a blood smear obtained from a neonate usually within 24 hours to 7 days of life. It has for long been regarded a rare condition. However, recent data indicate that congenital malaria complicates around 35.9% of live births globally, 0–37% in Sub-Saharan Africa and about 4–6.1% in Eastern Uganda. We present a 2-day-old neonate who presented with fever, irritability, and failure to breastfeed. Laboratory tests indicated that the neonate had a positive Giemsa-stained peripheral smear for Plasmodium falciparum, with a positive malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) for P. falciparum malaria. The mother had a negative peripheral film for malaria and a negative MRDT. The neonate was managed with intravenous artesunate with improvement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKajoba, D., Ivan Egesa, W., Jean Petit, H., Omar Matan, M., Laker, G., Mugowa Waibi, W., & Asiimwe, D. (2021). Congenital malaria in a 2-day-old neonate: a case report and literature review. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9960006en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8446
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCase Reports in Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectCongenital Malariaen_US
dc.subjectNeonateen_US
dc.subjectCase Reporten_US
dc.titleCongenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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