Humoral response to defined plasmodium falciparum antigens in cerebral and uncomplicated malaria and their relationship to parasite genotype

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 430-435

  Al Yaman, Fadwa ^a   Genton, Blaise ^b   Reeder, John C ^c   Mokela, David ^d   Anders, Robin E ^c   Alpers, Michael P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Madang General Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030991362     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.430     Document Type: Article

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