title: Tropical infection after a case of total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: In non-endemic areas, malaria is mainly an imported disease. This article reports a case of transfusion-related Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a non-endemic area. Despite initial clinical signs consistent with malaria, the diagnosis was not elicited because of the absence of any identified epidemiological risk factors. The case indicates that transfusion-transmitted malaria still occurs in non-endemic countries. The role of laboratory testing to prevent and diagnose transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic malaria countries is crucial.
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Joseph
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France. Electronic address: agnesmeybeck@yahoo.fr.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Meybeck
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Melliez
authors: Hematology and Transfusion Institute, University Hospital, Lille, France.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Boyer
authors: Biochemistry Department, Seclin Hospital, Seclin, France.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Fortin-Lebraud
authors: Haemoviligance Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Lovi
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Douaud
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pradier
authors: Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Senneville
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
keywords: Malaria; Transfusion