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co-infection

Prevalence of and risk factors for Plasmodium spp. co-infection with hepatitis B virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

October 15, 2020 - 08:46 -- Open Access
Tags: 
plasmodium spp., co-infection, hepatitis B virus, Systematic review, meta-analysis
Author(s): 
Kwuntida Uthaisar Kotepui and Manas Kotepui
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2020 19:368, 15 October 2020

Plasmodium spp. and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are among the most common infectious diseases in underdeveloped countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. and HBV co-infection in people living in endemic areas of both diseases and to assess the risk factors related to this co-infection.

Prevalence of and risk factors for severe malaria caused by Plasmodium and dengue virus co-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

September 24, 2020 - 08:09 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria, plasmodium, dengue virus, meta-analysis, co-infection
Author(s): 
Kotepui M, Kotepui KU, Milanez GJ, Masangkay FR
Reference: 
Infect Dis Poverty. 2020 Sep 22;9(1):134.

Co-infection with both Plasmodium and dengue virus (DENV) infectious species could have serious and fatal outcomes if left undiagnosed and without timely treatment. The present study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence estimate of severe malaria among patients with co-infection, the risk of severe diseases due to co-infection, and to describe the complications of severe malaria and severe dengue among patients with co-infection.

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