Molecular group:
Metabolic markers
Molecule/Cell:
Quinolinic acid (QA)
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
CSF
Population:
Malawi vs European Con
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric (Adult con)
CM† vs CM:
>
CM vs NM-CNS:
<
CM vs NM-NCNS:
<
Patient number:
120
Additional differences:
QA malawian children < QA vietnamese adults; + correlation with death (independent of renal function), history of convulsions, plasma creatinine at admission and fever duration
Refs:
Medana et al., 2003, J Infect Dis
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