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Open Access 01-12-2013 | Case report

Malaysian child infected with Plasmodium vivax via blood transfusion: a case report

Authors: Claudia N Anthony, Yee-Ling Lau, Jia-Siang Sum, Mun-Yik Fong, Hany Ariffin, Wai-Linn Zaw, Indra Jeyajothi, Rohela Mahmud

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Malaria may be a serious complication of blood transfusion due to the asymptomatic persistence of parasites in some donors. This case report highlights the transfusion-transmitted malaria of Plasmodium vivax in a child diagnosed with germ cell tumour. This child had received blood transfusion from three donors and a week later started developing malaria like symptoms. Nested PCR and sequencing confirmed that one of the three donors was infected with P. vivax and this was transmitted to the 12-year-old child. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported transfusion-transmitted malaria case in Malaysia.
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Metadata
Title
Malaysian child infected with Plasmodium vivax via blood transfusion: a case report
Authors
Claudia N Anthony
Yee-Ling Lau
Jia-Siang Sum
Mun-Yik Fong
Hany Ariffin
Wai-Linn Zaw
Indra Jeyajothi
Rohela Mahmud
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-308

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