Abstract
In non-endemic settings, transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) is rare but potentially fatal and becoming more common with globalization. We present two pediatric cases that demonstrate donor screening using questionnaires is subject to error and that TTM should be considered with fever following numerous transfusions in children, particularly sickle cell patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1092-1095 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 31 2021 |
Keywords
- P falciparum
- P ovale
- blood donor
- plasmodium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)