Unidentified acids of strong prognostic significance in severe malaria

• Main Authors: Arjen M. Dondorp, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Hoan Phu Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai, Phu Loc Pham, Van Chuong Ly, Xuan Sinh Dinh, Ann Taylor, Tinh Hien Tran, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P.J. Day
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21597

Objective: To calculate, using the Stewart approach to acid-base disorders, the strong anion gap as an estimate for the contribution of unmeasured plasma anions other than lactate to the metabolic acidosis that characterizes severe falciparum malaria and to assess its relative prognostic significanc...