Prolonged Plasmodium falciparum infection in immigrants, Paris.
Few immigrant travelers have Plasmodium falciparum infections >2 months after leaving malaria-endemic areas. We conducted a case-control study to identify factors associated with prolonged P. falciparum infection in immigrant travelers. Results suggest that P. falciparum infection should be systematically suspected, even months after travel, especially in pregnant women and first-arrival immigrants.
D'Ortenzio
Eric
E
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France. ericdortenzio@gmail.com
Godineau
Nadine
N
Fontanet
Arnaud
A
Houze
Sandrine
S
Bouchaud
Olivier
O
Matheron
Sophie
S
Le Bras
Jacques
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel
D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine