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Fig. 1 | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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From: Elevated plasma interleukin-8 as a risk factor for mortality in children presenting with cerebral malaria

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Flow diagram of the study participants. This study is part of a larger project called NeuroCM, studying non-traumatic coma in children. CM children were recruited from CHU-MEL and CHU-ZAC pediatric departments, two hospital from southern Benin. Here, the study focused on CM due to Plasmodium falciparum infection. Patients were excluded due to coinfections. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected and analysed, as well as urine and blood samples for haematologic and plasma analysis at day 0 and day 30 for survivors

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty

ISSN: 2049-9957

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