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A histological method for quantifying Plasmodium falciparum in the brain in fatal paediatric cerebral malaria
BACKGROUND: The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in brain microvasculature through cytoadherence to endothelium, is the hallmark of the definitive diagnosis of cerebral malaria and plays a critical role in malaria pathogenesis. The complex pathophysiology, which leads eac...
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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/PMC3701562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-191 |