Plasmodium Malaria Combined with Multiple Bacterial and Viral Infections after Travel to Uganda and Rwanda in Africa: A Case Report

Pan X, Xie Z, Yu A, Cai Y, Chen Y and Duan H

Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, China

^*Correspondance to: Haizhen Duan 

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Abstract:

A male patient, aged 33, exhibits prolonged fever and is ultimately diagnosed with malaria as well as multiple bacterial and viral infections following a 37-day trip to Uganda, Africa. Despite receiving a regimen of artemisinin, antibiotics, and antiviral therapy, the patient's fever persisted. Consequently, a subsequent round of artemisinin therapy was administered, resulting in the eventual resolution of the fever. This case emphasizes the significance of identifying concurrent bacterial and viral infections in cases of imported malaria, and highlights the efficacy of employing a second course of artemisinin therapy.

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Cite the Article:

Pan X, Xie Z, Yu A, Cai Y, Chen Y, Duan H. Plasmodium Malaria Combined with Multiple Bacterial and Viral Infections after Travel to Uganda and Rwanda in Africa: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2024; 9: 2668..