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Ascaris co-infection does not alter malaria-induced anaemia in a cohort of Nigerian preschool children
BACKGROUND: Co-infection with malaria and intestinal parasites such as Ascaris lumbricoides is common. Malaria parasites induce a pro-inflammatory immune response that contributes to the pathogenic sequelae, such as malarial anaemia, that occur in malaria infection. Ascaris is known to create an ant...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544581/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23282136 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-1 |