Malaria in Children at 9 US Hospitals: 2016–2023
Sesh Alexander Sundararaman·Audrey R. Odom John·Amy K. F. Davis·Karen L Hanze Villavicencio·Jonathan A. Mayhew·Michelle L Wang·Nina L. Tang·Vijaya L Soma·Ziyi Wang·Margaret E. Feeney·Indi Trehan·Jill E. Weatherhead·Chandy C. John·Jeffrey S. Gerber·Brianne Roper
OBJECTIVES This study set out to describe imported pediatric malaria in the United States over an 8-year period, including patient demographics, clinical outcomes, and risk factors for severe disease. METHODS A retrospective descriptive study of pediatric patients treated for malaria at 9 hospitals in the United States from 2016 to 2023 was conducted to analyze patient demographics, clinical outcomes, and risk factors for severe malaria. RESULTS A total of 171 children were treated across the 9