Direct In Vivo Assessment of Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Severe Falciparum Malaria

M. Dondorp, Arjen; İnce, Can; Charunwatthana, Prakaykaew; Hanson, Josh; van Kuijen, Anne-Marije; A Faiz, M; Rezaur Rahman, Md.; Hasan, M.; Bin Yunus, E.; Ghose, Aniruddha; Ruangveerayut, Ronnatrai; Limmathurotsakul, Direk; R. Mathura, Keshen; J. White, Nicholas; Day, Nicholas

doi:10.1086/523762

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Direct In Vivo Assessment of Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Severe Falciparum Malaria

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Dec 10, 2007

Authors:

Arjen M. Dondorp

Can İnce

Prakaykaew Charunwatthana

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study sought to describe and quantify microcirculatory changes in the mucosal surfaces of patients with severe malaria, by direct in vivo observation using orthogonal polarization spectral (OPS) imaging. METHODS: The microcirculation in the rectal mucosa of adult patients with sever...

Subject

Microcirculation

Malaria

Sepsis

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