Cause-specific mortality in a cohort of paediatric cerebral malaria patients
Multiple different immediate causes of death were identified in children with CM. This may dilute the measured impact of brain-focused therapies aimed at reducing central nervous system injury. Modifications in sample size estimates may need to be made in future clinical trials.
Authors
- Christopher A. Moxon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6087-9393)
- Gretchen L. Birbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-3461)
- Terrie E. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-3986)
- Nicole O’Brien
- Yamikani Chimalizeni
- Douglas G. Postels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-0691)
- Karl B. Seydel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9859-9549)
- Hunter Wynkoop
- Ruth Bvalani-Kaunda
Institutions
- George Washington University Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's National (US)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology (GB)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
- University of Rochester (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05619-9
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00