Effect of IPTp on Plasmodium falciparum antibody levels among pregnant women and their babies in a sub-urban coastal area in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Women exposed to Plasmodium infection develop antibodies and become semi-immune. This immunity is suppressed during pregnancy making both the pregnant woman and the foetus vulnerable to the adverse effects of malaria, particularly by Plasmodium falciparum. Intermittent preventive treatme...

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Autores principales: Stephens, Judith K., Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Dickson, Emmanuel K., Ofori, Jones K., Ofori, Michael F., Wilson, Mark L., Quakyi, Isabella A., Akanmori, Bartholomew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28549426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1857-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28549426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1857-1

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