title: Prolonged Plasmodium falciparum infection in immigrants, Paris.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France. ericdortenzio@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Ortenzio
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Godineau
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fontanet
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houze
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouchaud
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matheron
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Bras
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine