title: Thrombocytopenia in African children can predict the severity of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum and the prognosis of the disease.
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colebunders
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*