title: Pitfalls in the diagnosis of airport malaria. Seven cases observed in the Paris area in 1994.
abstract: Clinical and biological pitfalls that lead to incorrect or delayed diagnoses of airport malaria are described based on 7 cases reported from the Paris region in the summer of 1994. We also report the outcome and the epidemiological features of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Axler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mouchet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lebrin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carlioz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paugam
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brassier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vachon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel