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The effect of HIV on morbidity and mortality in children with severe malarial anaemia Samuel Malamba*1,2, Wolfgang Hladik1, Arthur Reingold2, Flora Banage1, Willi McFarland3, George Rutherford3, Derrick Mimbe1, Esau Nzaro4, Robert Downing1 and Jonathan Mermin1 Address: 1CDC-Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 3Institute for Global Health, University of California, San Francisco, USA and 4Pathology Department and Blood Transfusion Services, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda Email: Samuel Malamba* - [email protected]; Wolfgang Hladik - [email protected]; Arthur Reingold - [email protected]; Flora Banage - [email protected]; Willi McFarland - [email protected]; George Rutherford - [email protected]; Derrick Mimbe - [email protected]; Esau Nzaro - [email protected]; Robert Downing - [email protected]; Jonathan Mermin - [email protected] * Corresponding author

Published: 31 October 2007 Malaria Journal 2007, 6:143

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-143

Received: 6 October 2006 Accepted: 31 October 2007

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Abstract Background: Malaria and HIV are common causes of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The effect of HIV infection on morbidity and mortality in children with severe malarial anaemia was assessed. Methods: Children