[Epidemiology of congenital malaria in the urban milieu of Kinshasa (Zaire)].
Thick blood films for detection of hematozoa were routinely performed in 953 neonates and their mothers within 12 hours of delivery. Hematozoa were found in 4% of neonates and 13% of mothers. Positive tests were found in 19 neonates born to mothers with negative tests. Mean birth weight was 3,166 g in infected neonates and 3,171 g in uninfected neonates, suggesting that congenital malaria has no effect on birth weight.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D014504:Urban Health
Epidémiologie du paludisme congénital en milieu urbain de Kinshasa (Zaïre).