Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria: Two Pediatric Cases From the United States and Their Relevance in an Increasingly Globalized World
Leigh A. Stubbs, Michael R. Price, Daniel K. Noland, Jennifer Fuchs, Laura Filkins, Erin McElvania, Hung S. Luu, Michael Sebert, Ami Waters, Michelle S. Hsiang
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.
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MedicineMalariaIntensive care medicineRelevance (law)MEDLINEPediatricsVirologyImmunologyLawPolitical scienceMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection