Comparable severity of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> and <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> malaria in hospitalized patients in the Peruvian Amazon

Background Plasmodium vivax malaria has long been considered less severe than P. falciparum infection. However, there is growing evidence that P. vivax can lead to severe and life-threatening disease, although its burden is likely to be underestimated, particularly in lo