[Malaria and post operative fever in the University Hospital Center of Yaounde (Cameroon)].
This study from a series of 80 patients showed that the prevalence rate of malaria increased from 8% before to 15% after surgery in the tropics. The difference was not significant (p < 0.05). The conclusion is that patients should be investigated for malaria parasites before any major surgery; in case of a non infectious post-operative fever, antimalarial drugs should be prescribed only to patients with a positive thick film.
Département de Chirurgie, Centre Universitaire des Sciences Sociales, Yaoundé.
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Same Ekobo
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D015995:Prevalence
Paludisme et fievre post-operatoire au Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaounde (Cameroun).