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Iron Deficiency Is Associated With Reduced Levels of Plasmodium falciparum-specific Antibodies in African Children

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) and malaria are common causes of ill-health and disability among children living in sub-Saharan Africa. Although iron is critical for the acquisition of humoral immunity, little is known about the effects of ID on antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum malaria....

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Autores principales: Bundi, Caroline K, Nalwoga, Angela, Lubyayi, Lawrence, Muriuki, John Muthii, Mogire, Reagan M, Opi, Herbert, Mentzer, Alexander J, Mugyenyi, Cleopatra K, Mwacharo, Jedida, Webb, Emily L, Bejon, Philip, Williams, Thomas N, Gikunju, Joseph K, Beeson, James G, Elliott, Alison M, Ndungu, Francis M, Atkinson, Sarah H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8246895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32507899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa728