Impact of malaria during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in a Ugandan prospective cohort with intensive malaria screening and prompt treatment

• Main Authors: Pierre De Beaudrap, Eleanor Turyakira, Lisa J. White, Carolyn Nabasumba, Benon Tumwebaze, Atis Muehlenbachs, Philippe J. Guérin, Yap Boum, Rose McGready, Patrice Piola
• Other Authors: Epicentre
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31930
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major public health problem in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and has important consequences on birth outcome. Because MiP is a complex phenomenon and malaria epidemiology is rapidly changing, additional evidence is still required to understand how be...