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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Risk for Malaria Infection

A case–control study of 1,466 urban adults in Ghana found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had a 46% increased risk for infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Increase in diabetes mellitus prevalence may put more persons at risk for malaria infection.

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Autores principales: Danquah, Ina, Bedu-Addo, George, Mockenhaupt, Frank P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20875289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1610.100399
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spelling pubmed-32943942012-03-08 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Risk for Malaria Infection Danquah, Ina Bedu-Addo, George Mockenhaupt, Frank P. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A case–control study of 1,466 urban adults in Ghana found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had a 46% increased risk for infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Increase in diabetes mellitus prevalence may put more persons at risk for malaria infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3294394/ /pubmed/20875289 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1610.100399 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294394/
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