High plasma erythropoietin levels are associated with prolonged coma duration and increased mortality in children with cerebral malaria.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on September 16, 2014

Authors

Estela Shabani1, Robert O Opoka2, Richard Idro2, Robert Schmidt3, Gregory S Park1, Paul Bangirana2, Gregory M Vercellotti1, James S Hodges1, John A Widness3, Chandy C John1

Author Affiliations

1: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
2: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
3: University of Iowa, Iowa City.

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