High Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Anemia among Hospitalized Children in Rakai, Uganda

Valerian L. Kiggundu; Wendy P. O'Meara; Richard Musoke; Fred K. Nalugoda; Godfrey Kigozi; Enos Baghendaghe; Tom Lutalo; Marion K. Achienge; Steven J. Reynolds; Fred Makumbi; David Serwadda; Ronald H. Gray; Kara K. Wools-Kaloustian

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082455

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High Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Anemia among Hospitalized Children in Rakai, Uganda

Valerian L. Kiggundu ,

* E-mail: valerian@rhsp.org

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Wendy P. O'Meara,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Global Health Institute, Durham North Carolina, United States of America
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Richard Musoke,

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Fred K. Nalugoda,

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Godfrey Kigozi,

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Enos Baghendaghe,

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Tom Lutalo,

Affiliation Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
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Marion K. Achienge,

Affiliation East African IeDEA (International Epidemiological Data Bases to Evaluate AIDS) and Infectious Diseases Institute Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda
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Steven J. Reynolds,

Affiliations Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Fred Makumbi,

Affiliations Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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David Serwadda,

Affiliations Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo-Station, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Ronald H. Gray,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore Maryland, United States of America
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Kara K. Wools-Kaloustian

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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High Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Anemia among Hospitalized Children in Rakai, Uganda

Valerian L. Kiggundu,
Wendy P. O'Meara,
Richard Musoke,
Fred K. Nalugoda,
Godfrey Kigozi,
Enos Baghendaghe,
Tom Lutalo,
Marion K. Achienge,
Steven J. Reynolds,
Fred Makumbi

Published: December 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082455

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