title: Plasmodium knowlesi infection imported to Germany, January 2013.
abstract: Plasmodium knowlesi was known as a plasmodium of macaques until P. knowlesi transmission to humans was recognised in Borneo and later throughout South-East Asia. We describe here a case of a P. knowlesi infection imported to Germany from Thailand. The patient had not taken antimalarial chemoprophylaxis and suffered from daily fever attacks. Microscopy revealed trophozoites and gametocytes resembling P. malariae. P. knowlesi malaria was confirmed by PCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orth
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Holtfreter
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kocheril
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallach
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Müller-Stöver
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Henrich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imwong
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077549:Artemether; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D000078102:Lumefantrine; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016790:Plasmodium knowlesi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D004983:Ethanolamines; D005449:Fluorenes; D000077549:Artemether; D000078102:Lumefantrine