Plasmodium vivax and Mixed Infections Are Associated with Severe Malaria in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study from Papua New Guinea

BACKGROUND: Severe malaria (SM) is classically associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection. Little information is available on the contribution of P. vivax to severe disease. There are some epidemiological indications that P. vivax or mixed infections protect against complications and deaths. A...

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Autores principales: Genton, Blaise, D'Acremont, Valérie, Rare, Lawrence, Baea, Kay, Reeder, John C, Alpers, Michael P, Müller, Ivo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18563961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18563961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050127

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