Endothelial activation, acute kidney injury, and cognitive impairment in pediatric severe malaria

Authors

Benson Ouma, Makerere University, Uganda.
John Ssenkusu, Makerere University, Uganda
Estela Shabani, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
Dibyadyuti Datta, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
Robert Opoka, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Richard Idro, Makerere University, Uganda.
Paul Bangirana, Makerere University, Uganda
Gregory Park, University of Minnesota, USA
Moses Joloba, Makerere University, Uganda
Kevin Kain, University of Toronto, Canada

Document Type

Article

Department

Paediatrics and Child Health (East Africa)

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluate the relationship between endothelial activation, malaria complications, and long-term cognitive outcomes in severe malaria survivors.

Design: Prospectively cohort study of children with cerebral malaria, severe malarial anemia, or community children.

Setting: Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

Subjects: Children 18 months to 12 years old with severe malaria (cerebral malaria, n = 253 or severe malarial anemia, n = 211) or community children (n = 206) were followed for 24 months.

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

NIH Public Access

Recommended Citation

Ouma, B., Ssenkusu, J., Shabani, E., Datta, D., Opoka, R., Idro, R., Bangirana, P., Park, G., Joloba, M., Kain, K. (2020). Endothelial activation, acute kidney injury, and cognitive impairment in pediatric severe malaria. NIH Public Access, 48(9).
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_paediatr_child_health/331