Placental impression smears is a good indicator of placental malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
oleh: Smaïla Ouédraogo, Manfred Accrombessi, Ismaël Diallo, Roussine Codo, Adama Ouattara, Laurent Ouédraogo, Achille Massougbodji, Michel Cot
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| Diterbitkan: | The Pan African Medical Journal 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
INTRODUCTION: Placental malaria (PM) is an important predictor of infant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Although placental histology is the gold standard test to diagnose PM, the placenta impression smears remains widely used in epidemiological studies. This study is set to evaluate the performance of placental impression smears to detect PM in pregnant women in southern Benin.