Huynh B. T., Cottrell Gilles, Cot Michel, Briand Valérie. (2015). Burden of malaria in early pregnancy : a neglected problem ?. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60 (4), p. 598-604. ISSN 1058-4838.
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Burden of malaria in early pregnancy : a neglected problem ?
Huynh B. T., Cottrell Gilles, Cot Michel, Briand Valérie
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015,
60 (4), p. 598-604 ISSN 1058-4838
According to the current World Health Organization guidelines, the drug prevention of malaria during pregnancy does not adequately cover the first trimester of gestation in high-transmission areas. Although the pathophysiological mechanisms of early infections are not completely understood yet, a review of the most recent studies on the topic suggests that their consequences are serious in terms of maternal anemia and low birth weight. Consequently, there is a need to focus on the awareness of women in a period hard to access, to develop safe drugs to be used in the first trimester, and to consider preconceptional interventions in teenage girls, such as a new malaria vaccine to be used in pregnancy.
