Post-artesunate delayed haemolysis in severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria

• 1 Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW
• 2 Sydney South West Pathology Service, Sydney, NSW
• 3 Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, NSW
• 4 University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW
• 5 Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW

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