Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection is associated with anaemia in pregnancy and can be more cost-effectively detected by rapid diagnostic test than by microscopy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

BACKGROUND: In areas of high malaria transmission, Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy is characterized by malaria-related anaemia, placental malaria and does not always result in clinical symptoms. This situation is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales: Matangila, Junior R, Lufuluabo, Jean, Ibalanky, Axel L, Inocêncio da Luz, Raquel A, Lutumba, Pascal, Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24690179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-132

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