HIV Impairs Opsonic Phagocytic Clearance of Pregnancy-Associated Malaria Parasites

BACKGROUND: Primigravid (PG) women are at risk for pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM). Multigravid (MG) women acquire protection against PAM; however, HIV infection impairs this protective response. Protection against PAM is associated with the production of IgG specific for variant surface antigens...

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Autores principales: Keen, Jessica, Serghides, Lena, Ayi, Kodjo, Patel, Samir N, Ayisi, John, van Eijk, Anne, Steketee, Richard, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Kain, Kevin C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1880852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17535103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040181

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