Severe malarial thrombocytopenia : a risk factor for mortality in Papua, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Lampah, Daniel A., Yeo, Tsin W., Malloy, Michael, Kenangalem, Enny, Douglas, Nicholas M., Ronaldo, Donny, Sugiarto, Paulus, Simpson, Julie A., Poespoprodjo, Jeanne Rini, Anstey, Nicholas M., Price, Ric N.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106763; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25109
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The significance of thrombocytopenia to the morbidity and mortality of malaria is poorly defined. We compared the platelet counts and clinical correlates of patients with and those without malaria in southern Papua, Indonesia. Methods: Data were collated on patients presenting to a refer...