Decreased microvascular function in Tanzanian children with severe and uncomplicated falciparum malaria

• Main Authors: Weinberg, J. Brice, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Florence, Salvatore M., Kalingonji, Ayam R., Chen, Youwei, Granger, Donald L., Anstey, Nicholas M., Mwaikambo, Esther D.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Oxygen Consumption; DRNTU::Science::Medicine; Microvascular Function
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88124; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46001
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microvascular function and oxygen consumption affect oxygen homeostasis but have not been assessed in African children with malaria. Microvascular function in Tanzanian children with severe malaria (SM) or uncomplicated malaria were 39% and 72%, respectively, of controls (P < .001). Uncomplicated...