Transmission and Age Impact the Risk of Developing Febrile Malaria in Children with Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum infections lead to febrile illness unless the host has sufficient immunity, in which case infection may cause no immediate symptoms (ie, “asymptomatic parasitemia”). Previous studies are conflicting on the role of asymptomatic parasitemia in determining the risk of...

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Autores principales: Wamae, Kevin, Wambua, Juliana, Nyangweso, George, Mwambingu, Gabriel, Osier, Faith, Ndung’u, Francis, Bejon, Philip, Ochola-Oyier, Lynette Isabella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30307567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy591

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30307567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy591

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