Malaria
Conditions
Keywords
Malaria, Malaria imported cases, Recurrent malaria, Endemic malaria areas, Biological diagnosis, Hospital vs private laboratory diagnosis
Brief summary
The primary purpose is to describe the anamnestic, clinical, biological, and therapeutic characteristics of imported malaria in people originated from endemic areas. Indeed, clinicians have observed that people from such areas start malaria just after their arrival in France. Such observation needed to be confirmed. In addition, The investigators observed a variation in the laboratory diagnostic performance of malaria between hospital and private laboratories. Such observation also needed to be analyzed objectively
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
- Patient over 18 years * Patients from birth to 18 years * Patient submitted to guardianship * Patient submitted to trusteeship * Diagnosis patients with malaria from 01/01/2017 to 01/01/2018 * Patient or legal representative agree to use medical data for this research
Exclusion criteria
* Lack of confirmation malaria diagnosis * Impossibility to inform patients * Patient who does not wish to participate in the study * Patient submitted to justice safeguarding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Study of clinical characteristics of imported malaria in people originated from endemic areas hospitalized at Strasbourg University Hospital from 2017 to 2018. | The period from January 1st, 2017 to January 1st, 2018 will be examined |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactXavier ARGEMI, MD
Backup ContactAnne DINDOYAL, MD
Outcome results
None listed