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Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Many investigators have suggested that malaria infection predisposes individuals to bacteraemia. We tested this hypothesis with mendelian randomisation studies of children with the malaria-protective phenotype of sickle-cell trait (HbAS). METHODS: This study was done in a defined area ar...
Autores principales: | Scott, J Anthony G, Berkley, James A, Mwangi, Isaiah, Ochola, Lucy, Uyoga, Sophie, Macharia, Alexander, Ndila, Carolyne, Lowe, Brett S, Mwarumba, Salim, Bauni, Evasius, Marsh, Kevin, Williams, Thomas N |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Lancet Publishing Group
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21903251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60888-X |
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