PMID: 30016536Jul 18, 2018Paper

Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of malaria in the Czech Republic

Klinická mikrobiologie a infekc̆ní lékar̆ství
František StejskalJana Kulichová

Abstract

Malaria represents the most important parasitic infection imported from the tropics causing death in 1-2 % of travelers with this diagnosis. Around 30 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the Czech Republic every year. Fever is the most common clinical presentation. The most severe forms of malaria are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The diagnosis of malaria is based on examination of stained thick and thin blood smears. This method enables determination of Plasmodium species and parasite count. The treatment of ma-laria has to be initiated immediately after the laboratory confirmation. In the Czech Republic, uncomplicated falciparum malaria is treated by oral administration of artemether/lumefantrine or atovaquone/proguanil. Complicated falciparum malaria is treated by parenteral administration of quinine in combination with clindamycin. For the chemoprophylaxis of malaria in travelers to the highly endemic regions, atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline or mefloquine are recommended.

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