title: Malaria diagnosis and hospitalization trends, Brazil.
abstract: We focused on rates of malaria in the state of Amazonas and city of Manaus, Brazil. Plasmodium vivax accounted for an increased number and rate of hospital admissions, while P. falciparum cases decreased. Our observations on malaria epidemiology suggest that the increased hospitalization rate could be due to increased severity of P. vivax infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Room A3079, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. patriciadantas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Patricia D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Santos-Ciminera
authors.forename: Donald R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Maria das Gracas C
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Alecrim
authors.forename: Monica R F
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Gerald V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Quinnan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence