Randomized Trial of Volume Expansion with Albumin or Saline in Children with Severe Malaria: Preliminary Evidence of Albumin Benefit
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- 15 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (4) , 538-545
- https://doi.org/10.1086/427505
Abstract
Background. Metabolic acidosis is the best predictor of death in children with severe falciparum malaria; however, its treatment presents a therapeutKeywords
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