Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Dispatch
Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
Table
Clinical data for 6 US travelers with falciparum malaria returning from East Africa, 2005*
Patient no. | Malaria severity (4) | Temp, °C | BP, mm Hg | Parasitemia, % | HGB† | Platelets‡ | Creatinine§ | Bilirubin¶ | ALT# | Base excess** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Severe | 38.2 | 97/52 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 33 | 89 | 71 | 103 | –2.4 |
2 | Severe | 40.1 | 132/73 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 38 | 108 | 40 | 101 | 3.1 |
3 | Mild | 38.0 | 110/75 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 48 | 70 | 20 | 34 | ND |
4 | Severe | 36.4 | 99/63 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 193 | 111 | 22 | 34 | –2.3 |
5 | Severe | 39.4 | 105/72 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 121 | 103 | 20 | 38 | -0.8 |
6 | Severe | 37.8 | 79/53 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 54 | 102 | 9 | 41 | –4.8 |
*Date of symptom onset for each patient was 2005 Jul 20. Temp, body temperature; BP, blood pressure; HGB, hemoglobin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ND, not done.
†Reference range 11–15 g/dL.
‡Reference range 120–308 × 109/L.
§Reference range <100 μm/L. To convert to mg/dL, divide by 88.4.
¶Reference range <19 μm/L. To convert to mg/dL, divide by 17.1.
#Reference range 19–50 U/L.
**In mmol/L. To convert to mEq/L, divide by 1.0.
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